Connect – February 2015
Connect February 2015 Financial news for tomorrow’s lifestyle WELCOME TO OUR FIRST NEWSLETTER OF 2015 This time last year we were in high spirits about the Australian economy. In the last weeks of 2013 the market rallied 6% with the All Ordinaries going past 5000 up toward 5400 in the New Year. Analysts were predicting the […]
Australian share market update
The Australian Share Market is still showing a weak performance being down last week by 1.7%. This was mainly due again to a weak performance in source stocks. Oil prices have weakened causing the energy sector to fall 5%. We are seeing mines in the Hunter area close due to a weakness in the mining […]
Market outlook
While the share markets have recovered from previous weeks and US stock have mostly recovered, there was a dip on Tuesday due to energy and oil prices sliding. Further, the US trade deficit rose by 7.6% in September to $43 billion from August. This was up more than expected and was due to weak exports […]
Our obsession with property
ANZ Chief Executive Officer Phil Chronican says negative gearing is the key driver behind Australia’s “irrational obsession” with property. Is negative gearing the driver or is it people are looking for some diversification in their investment portfolios? With the Australian Share Market going nowhere, you can understand their thinking. Some Australians have always liked property. […]
Important social security changes from 1 January 2015
If you are currently in receipt of an income support payment (age pension, disability pension, NewStart, Carers payment), or are eligible to receive this payment before 1 Jan 2015, you may be affected by the new rules. It may be beneficial for you to commence an account based pension prior to 1 Jan 2015, or […]
Connect – October 2014
Connect October 2014 Financial news for tomorrow’s lifestyle EDITORS REPORT We are continuing to see volatility in the Australian and overseas market. We saw the US market in the early part of October drop 273 points to 16719 points due to global growth worries as they continued to surface ahead of earnings season. Prior to that, […]
Connect – August 2014
Connect August 2014 Financial news for tomorrow’s lifestyle TAKE A GLOBAL OUTLOOK WITH INVESTING It’s interesting many investors in Australia will not consider investing outside of Australia. This is probably due to global uncertainty. Also if they are looking for high-yielding stocks offering franking credit opportunities, the Australian share market is the place to be. The […]
Connect – June 2014
Connect June 2014 Financial news for tomorrow’s lifestyle EDITORIAL It’s hard to believe we are approaching the end of another financial year. Where has this year gone? It’s that time of year when most people are starting to prepare for their annual duel with the tax man. There are always those who leave their tax preparations […]
Connect – May 2014
Connect May 2014 Financial news for tomorrow’s lifestyle INTRODUCING OYA FINANCIAL DECISIONS Directors John Osborne and Damien Cooper are very pleased to announce the merger between Osborne Yuille & Associates and Financial Decisions Pty Ltd. This merger brings advantages in having a larger scale of operations. OYA Financial Decisions is a full service advisory firm […]
