Prime Insights
Housing Market A Bigger Headache Than Ever For Small Businesses
Many small business owners use their homes as collateral when applying for a small business loan. However, concerns are being…
Has Debt Reached Worrying Levels?
Levels of indebtedness are on the rise, driven by growing mortgages. But are they a cause for concern? Australians’ growing…
More Of The World’s Rich Call Australia Home
Australia remains high on the list of desirable places to live for high net worth individuals (HNWIs), according to analysis…
Connecting The Dots In A Low-Yield World
When interest rates are low and meaningful returns are hard to find, speculators tend to grab the headlines, regulators try…
Households Are Shutting Down Their Spending
Investment bank Credit Suisse reckons Australians are cutting back their spending and increasing their savings, which is not good news…
Investment Insights from the Census
The data trickling out of the 2016 Census has given us some investment insights. Let’s start with the principle that…
House Prices Dominate Again
The cost of housing is again likely to dominate the domestic economy in 2018, but all the talk may be…
RBA Searches For The ‘New Normal’
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is casting around for clues on how to deal with the rapid changes the…
What’s The Deal With Bitcoin?
In 2010, one Bitcoin was worth less than one hundredth of an Australian cent. Each Bitcoin is now supposedly worth more than…
Victoria is Snapping at NSW’s Heels
State economies appear to be in good shape with all states recording above decade average levels of activity but with…