While it is not usual for us to make comment on short-term market events, we have had many inquiries—‘what is going on in the markets right now?’ and ‘have we seen the worst of it yet?’. It is a very difficult market environment to read at the moment. All major financial markets (shares, bonds, currencies […]

Key points: – US Fed maintains hawkish stance increasing interest rates by 0.75% again. – Volatility persisted and, in some instances, increased for equities, bonds and currency. – Economic data remained mixed but the prospect of a recession rose over the month. The Big Picture The fledgling bounces off the June lows into mid-August reversed […]

Paying for private health insurance extras and never getting around to using them? About 14m Australians pay for some form of extras cover, according to figures from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). On average people pay about $600 annually for extras cover. But the benefits paid per person insured averages about $420 annually. At the top […]