Investment Update
Our investment updates keep you informed about what’s happening in investment markets and how your superannuation is performing.
Frontier market update – May 2024
June 17th, 2024
In the Investment Market update for May, Frontier’s Senior Consultant Shahana Mukherjee talks about inflation edging higher in the US and Australia in March. Cash rates have as a result remained unchanged in both countries. The increase in inflation rates has caused the RBA to revise its inflation forecast for the end of the year […]
Frontier market update – April 2024
May 24th, 2024
In the April Market Update, Frontier’s Principal Advisor KC Low talks about the developments in Japan, where the Bank of Japan has decided to raise interest rates for the first time since 2007. He also touches on the Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to leave rates unchanged in March, and their apparent shift from a […]
Frontier market update – March 2024
March 28th, 2024
In the March Market Update, Frontier’s Principal Consultant KC Low talks us through some of the latest developments in the global markets, interest rates and the role the central banks play. He provides an overview of international developments and discusses the impact of the Chinese economy on the markets. With Wayne Sullivan. Disclaimer Frontier Advisors […]
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
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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 […]