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The global economic landscape continues to evolve, shaped by shifting interest rates, market fluctuations, and geopolitical events. The Mercer Chart Pack for February 2025 provides a comprehensive analysis of key market trends, economic indicators, and investment opportunities.
In this post, we break down the most important takeaways from the latest data to help investors make informed decisions.
Read MoreAn investment property tax expert runs through what every investment property owner should know. One in five of us own an investment property, with 56.7% of Aussie wealth held in housing (at June 2023). It is an incredibly attractive investment option for many investors due to the capital growth that investors have historically seen in property. This is boosted by favourable tax treatment through policies such as negative gearing and the capital gains discount.
Read MoreMark, Director of Personal Finance Morningstar Australia, answers a reader question about investing outside of super. Mark answers a reader question about investing outside of super.
Read MoreUnlisted assets make up a growing and significant portion of many industry superfunds. AustralianSuper had 26.6% of their funds in unlisted assets at March 2022. Australian Retirement Trust’s Super Lifecycle investment strategy (Balanced) is 32.93% at June 2023. Nearly 50% of Hostplus’ Balanced MySuper option is in unlisted assets.
Recent Chinese policy announcements have been decidedly market-friendly with the ending of a two-year ban on Australian coal imports, easing up on tech giants and dialling back the stringent “three red lines” that exacerbated a property meltdown. In response, Hong Kong and Chinese mainland equity indices have been among the best performing markets since November last year. The question now is whether this clear shift in policy is likely to fuel a sustained recovery, or should investors remain cautious about conditions in China?
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South Australia’s Business Innovation and Investment Program (BIIP) is now open for the 2022-23 program year. The Business Migration program seeks to attract high quality business owners, investors and entrepreneurs who can create genuine and sustainable business opportunities in South Australia, including in the regions, that benefit the State’s economy, local businesses and the workforce.
Understanding different types of investments or ‘asset classes’, and their characteristics is important when you’re deciding how to meet your investment goals in your desired timeframe. Here is an overview of the different types of investments available, and how to get exposure to them. Let’s start by looking at investment from a broad perspective.
Read MoreRead to learn more about what’s happening both locally and globally in the world of finance. In what has been a volatile 24 months, as the world tries to break free of COVID-19, its important to stay aware of the latest market movements and trends.
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