Investment Update
Our investment updates keep you informed about what’s happening in investment markets and how your superannuation is performing.
Frontier market update – February 2024
March 18th, 2024
Principal Consultant KC Low discusses the key developments in financial markets at the start of 2024. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) had its first meeting of the year, where the cash rate remained unchanged. Inflation is continuing to moderate but remains high. The RBA also noted that a further increase in rates cannot be […]
Mid-year investment update 2023/24
February 21st, 2024
FROM THE CEO You’re with the Best of the Best The first half of the 2023/24 financial year has seen First Super go from strength to strength. Our Growth option’s sustained performance has been recognised by Money Magazine as the Best of the Best Balanced Super Product, beating bigger funds, and demonstrating that First Super […]
Investment update – December quarter 2023
February 16th, 2024
Here’s a look at what’s been happening in investment markets recently and what it means for your superannuation. Inflation and geo-political tensions remain a core factor How quickly expectations of the financial markets can change. And then, there is always that unexpected new event which unsettles the financial markets. As inflation further slowed and economic […]
Frontier market update – January 2024
February 13th, 2024
Shahana Mukherjee, from the Capital Markets team wraps up 2023, and looks ahead to 2024. The markets finished quite strongly at the end of 2023, with inflation and interest rates continuing to be the focus. Geopolitical tensions, and concerns around the US debt ceiling negotiations impacted the markets, however global equities produced positive returns, as […]
Frontier market update – December 2023
December 22nd, 2023
In the December market update, Frontier Senior Consultant, Dr Shahana Mukherjee discusses the latest inflation rates and how this could impact the outlook for monetary policy. Inflation is moderating across most developed markets, including Australia, but the speed of the adjustment has varied. The annual inflation rate in Australia is higher, but this is also […]
Frontier market update – November 2023
December 6th, 2023
In the November Market Update, Frontier’s Principal Consultant Kuek Chyuan (KC) Low discusses how the war between Israel and Hamas could impact oil and energy markets, and in turn financial markets. Locally, KC examines the impact of the new RBA’s decision to raise the cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.35%. Due to […]
Investment update – September quarter 2023
November 29th, 2023
Here’s a look at what’s been happening in investment markets recently and what it means for your superannuation. Interest rates to remain higher for longer In the last quarter of the 2022-2023 financial year, data suggested inflation was slowing, though it remained high and needed to come down further. With inflation moderating, financial markets believed […]
Frontier market update – October 2023
November 9th, 2023
In the October Market Update, Frontier’s Principal Consultant Kuek Chyuan (KC) Low comments on the state of the markets, and notes while we have a new Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, the RBA’s policy remains the same. As a result of ongoing concern about inflation, the market is now pricing in a ‘higher […]