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Interest rate announcement - May 2017 Today the Reserve Bank of Australia met to review the official cash rate. After last cutting rates in August 2016, the RBA have again decided to leave rates on hold at 1.50% this month. Nonetheless, we have seen some lenders starting to increase their variable and fixed interest rates
The biggest changes to superannuation in over 10 years start coming into effect from 1 July 2017. As we approach the end of the financial year, you should take a moment to go through the following updates to ensure you’re ready for the coming changes and to avoid getting caught out. Reduced Concessional Contributions Caps
Interest rate announcement - April 2017 Today the Reserve Bank of Australia met to review the official cash rate. After last cutting rates in August 2016, the RBA have again decided to leave rates on hold at 1.50% this month. Nonetheless, we have seen some lenders starting to increase their variable and fixed interest rates
Interest rate announcement - March 2017 Today the Reserve Bank of Australia met to review the official cash rate. After cutting rates in August last year, the RBA have decided again to leave rates on hold at 1.50% this month. We expect that most lenders will leave their rates unchanged, in line with the Reserve
Key Australian and global economic indicators
January 2017 was perhaps more remarkable for its political headlines than for excitement in investment markets. Newly elected U.S. President, Donald Trump wasted no time in beginning his reform agenda after his inauguration on January 20, almost immediately imposing immigration restrictions and withdrawing the United States from the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership. Europe Equity markets picked
Interest rate announcement - February 2017 Today the Reserve Bank of Australia met to review the official cash rate. After last cutting rates in August last year, the RBA have decided to leave rates on hold at 1.50% again this month. We expect that most lenders will leave their rates unchanged, in line with the
Key Australian and global economic indicators
2016 Review: some surprising events but ok overall 2016 will undoubtedly be remembered as a year of unexpected outcomes, particularly in a political context. The sudden rise of “populist politics” delivered a number of surprising vote outcomes around the world including the election of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States and
Interest rate announcement - December 2016 Today the Reserve Bank of Australia met to review the official cash rate. After cutting rates in August, the RBA have decided to leave rates on hold at 1.50% again this month. We expect that most lenders will leave their rates unchanged, in line with the Reserve Bank’s decision.
