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2023 Financial Market Review

20 Dec, 2023
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Australian Financial Review article by Angus Dockrill

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The big mistakes of retirement aren't what you think

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12 Jul, 2023
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IMFG Market Update - Q1 2023

By Angus Dockrill • 18 Apr, 2023
Update on investment markets for the quarter ending 30 March 2023 from Angus Dockrill & Steve Garth. Macro forces, including rising interest rates and cost of living pressures, continue to dominate news headlines. Throw in the collapse of some US and European banks and there was lots going on in the quarter. How did markets react?
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To Hike or not to Hike? Now that is the question.

By Dr Steve Garth • 27 Mar, 2023
Economists are at odds over whether the Reserve Bank of Australia should suspend rate hikes in April or raise the cash rate by another 25bps, as the RBA confronts how to bring inflation down with higher interest rates while not sending the economy into recession. The bond market is indicating rate increases are over… but inflation remains uncomfortably high. Will the RBA hike again?
Global Banking Crisis

Australian Banks and the Current Global Banking Crisis

By Dr Steve Garth • 19 Mar, 2023
Volatility has struck financial markets as several banks in the US and Europe collapse, requiring governments and regulators to step in to protect depositors. So, if there is another GFC brewing, are Australian banks at risk? The short answer is no.
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Are you retirement ready? Here are some tips to help make the transition.

By Angus Dockrill • 09 Mar, 2023
Superannuation has recently been thrust into the spotlight with the government's proposed tax changes. In this post, Angus Dockrill discusses superannuation and how to prepare for retirement.
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IMFG Market Update - Q4 2022

By Scott Douglas • 26 Jan, 2023
IMFG's Scott Douglas and Dr Steve Garth review the last quarter of 2022 and share their thoughts on what we can expect from local and international markets in 2023.
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Gravity catches up with big tech.

By Dr Steve Garth • 24 Nov, 2022
In the Roadrunner cartoons, Wile E. Coyote would chase his nemesis relentlessly, even running off cliffs and continuing running into mid-air. Only when he looked down and realised there was no longer any support did he fall. This gives rise to the term “a Wile E. Coyote moment” in financial markets.
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