Market Updates

Coronavirus concerns continued to dominate markets through March, causing unprecedented volatility in investment markets. The far reaching economic consequences have effectively wiped out all of

Furthermore, we have seen continued falls in March and at the time of writing, we are seeing the worst single day decline since the GFC

Welcome to the first Market Update for 2020! Australian shares sold off in December, ending 2019 on a sour note for what was otherwise a

Share markets generally rose higher in November, helped by optimism regarding a US/China trade deal and reasonable economic data. Both US and Australian markets hit

Australian shares were in the red in October, dragged down by Information Technology (-3.9%) and Financials (-2.8%), with bank profit growth expected to be moderate

There were jitters in equity markets in August but no quakes just yet as a brief inversion of the US yield curve triggered steep selling.

Equity markets lifted in July as trade negotiations between the US and China appeared to be heading in a positive direction and central banks all

It’s been another month of good news for Australians, with an additional rate cut by the RBA and tax cuts confirmed by Parliament. Markets have

Self-funded retirees rejoice! An election win by the Coalition means that there will be no changes to franking credit refunds on the horizon. The strong