The US Federal Reserve The US Federal Reserve began its rate tightening program and increased official cash rates by 25 basis points (0.25%) to take the Federal Funds Reserve rate down to 0.50%. We expect the Fed to…
read moreIt’s been another interesting month for financial markets in October as equity markets moved higher, while bond markets, particularly our domestic bond market struggled to…
read moreAfter 3-6 months of solid financial market performance, both equity and bond markets moved lower across September. Local Equity Market Local equity markets were down…
read moreIt was another solid month for financial markets this August as equity markets moved higher while bond markets were generally flat. Over the course of…
read moreIt was another solid month for financial market performance this July, with both equity and bond markets moving higher over the course of the month.…
read moreJune Market Update: Ending the Financial Year Strongly It was a solid end to the financial year as both equity and bond markets rallied. June…
read moreThere’s no denying that ESG factors are having a huge impact on the way we live our lives. Over the last few years, Environmental, Social…
read moreMay Market Update: A Tale of Two Halves Financial markets again moved higher during May with all major asset classes generating positive returns. However, it…
read moreFinancial markets continued to rally in April with both equities and fixed income assets moving higher. Coming off the back of a difficult month in…
read moreMarket Overview – Piers Bolger As the global economy continues its recovery on the back of the COVID-19 inoculation program, the opportunities for growth assets…
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