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2018 News & Analysis

Superannuation returns scrape into the black
Retirement
Superannuation returns scrape into the black
Super funds delivered their worst performance in seven years during 2018, returning an average of just 0.8 per cent across growth funds, research...
Emma Rapaport | 23 January 2019
Equity market will come off second best in any collision with bond market
Stocks
Equity market will come off second best in any collision with bond market
Some commentators suggest the US 10-year bond yield could push through 4% and toward 5% over time.
Peter Warnes | 11 October 2018
Despite an upbeat RBA consumer concerns continue to gnaw
Stocks
Despite an upbeat RBA consumer concerns continue to gnaw
A credit crunch in reaction to the royal commission could add pressure to weakening house prices at a time when the RBA is in no position to...
Peter Warnes | 05 October 2018
Even I get scared in volatile markets, says Asia guru
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Even I get scared in volatile markets, says Asia guru
Concerns about a trade war are justified, but investors should stay the course or they risk missing the recovery, says Aberdeen Standard's veteran...
Emma Wall | 04 October 2018
Trade war may end in a draw, but Pythonesque markets could lose more than an arm
Stocks
Trade war may end in a draw, but Pythonesque markets could lose more than an arm
As US-China tensions intensify there's an almost satirical edge to the complacency of the markets.
Peter Warnes | 27 September 2018
Frenzy in old media, NBN dystopia and a2 milking fantasia
Stocks
Frenzy in old media, NBN dystopia and a2 milking fantasia
The unrelenting pace of digital disruption is causing unprecedented changes in media consumption and a wave of consolidation.
Brian Han | 20 September 2018
Scott and Josh take note: our strategic assets are off limits
Stocks
Scott and Josh take note: our strategic assets are off limits
A successful bid for APA would relinquish key energy assets forever and funnel profits to China and Hong Kong - a tragedy in the making that Canberra...
Peter Warnes | 14 September 2018
Australia’s GDP growth surges, but no let-up in cost-of-living pressure
Stocks
Australia’s GDP growth surges, but no let-up in cost-of-living pressure
Investors should look through the windscreen rather than the rear-vision mirror because few believe Australia's 3.4pc growth rate is sustainable.
Peter Warnes | 07 September 2018
Corporate leaders should take up the fight on super rules
Stocks
Corporate leaders should take up the fight on super rules
Governments on both sides have meddled with super rules and you can be sure they will continue to raid the superannuation savings of Australians.
Peter Warnes | 31 August 2018
More interference on the Fed's long road to normalisation
Stocks
More interference on the Fed's long road to normalisation
It will be a rough ride but the Fed must exert its independence to stem inflation pressures and the onset of widespread tariff increases.
Peter Warnes | 24 August 2018