If the explosion of social media is anything to go by, the way in which banks, superannuation funds and building societies interact with their customers is going to fundamentally change in the future.
Here at CoreData we are fascinated by how people buy and sell financial services. At …
It may be well established in Australia, but infrastructure as an asset class for investors is still relatively new in the UK and Europe.
But a number of infrastructure managers, including the likes of Macquarie and First State, are attempting to prise open the UK pension fund market.…
Last week China overtook Japan as the second biggest economy in the world, but the US is still the dominant global power despite its woes of late.
Data released last week revealed China’s GDP for the second quarter was US$1.335 trillion, compared to Japan’s US$1.286 trillion.
China’s leapfrog …
Government handouts, tax concessions and low interest rates are a lethal combination, especially when they are targeting the young first-home buyer.
Many first home buyers were lured into the residential housing market by government handouts and cash rates at stimulus levels (3.00% at 8 April 2009) and couldn’t …
Inflation expectations are critical for investors considering inflation-linked bonds as a hedge against the effect of rising prices.
For example, the current yield on 10 year index-linked UK government bonds is 0.9%, compared to a yield of 3.3% on 10 year nominal bonds.
This shows that the market …
Look out credit unions and second tier banks; the big end of town is muscling in on your turf, and consumers are starting to buy it.
Australia’s Big Four banks have spent millions of dollars over recent months competing for social utility in the mind of the consumer, …
