With Britain’s national debt interest ticking over at a rate of £6,017 per second the political agenda ahead of the upcoming general election is sharpening on cost cutting.
Traditionally political parties prefer to talk about spending rather than cuts – yet the national debt is so colossal that …
It’s a case of once burned, twice shy as investor confidence continues to slowly grow in the latest IFSA CoreData Investor Sentiment Index released this week.
Cautious optimism is logical considering the emotional and monetary scars from the recent global crisis – although for many, the bad experiences …
Fewer punch-drunk first home buyers are staggering into the housing market party as the federal and state leg-ups – fuelling a new debt binge at the lower end of the market – approach last orders before closing-time later this month.
In Victoria alone, these hand outs, have led …
Former UK Prime Minister Harold Wilson once said that a week is a long time in politics, well, if that rings true then the past year in financial services has been an eternity.
Looking back to the collapse of US-bank Lehman Brothers, it is frightening how close …
Over the past six weeks there has been an increasing amount of data emerging – particularly in Australia – that economic conditions are improving markedly.
The signs are clear – at least that money and sentiment are on the move again. Business and consumer sentiment are up and, …
Consumer banking competition in Australia continues to diminish at an accelerated pace, as the big four banks continue to increase residential lending and retail deposit market share.
Killing competition is the inability for Tier 2 Australian banks and foreign banks to attract sufficient levels of retail deposits, a …
