All set for the new financial year?
Making plans for the new financial year will help set you up for the next 12 months and beyond. As this financial year draws to a close, now is the perfect time to take stock of your finances before the next one starts. And whether you’re still wrapping things up for FY18 or getting ready […]
Using failure to fuel your future success
To help us grow, sometimes we have to overcome our fear of failing – with this mind, here’s some ways you can use past failures to fuel your future success. Almost everyone is afraid of failure, even if many of us know it’s an unavoidable feature of eventual success. The list of people who have […]
Trade war risks are escalating – but a negotiated solution remains most likely
Key Points US actions in recent weeks have increased the risk of a full-blown trade war – primarily between the US and China – with a more significant economic impact. So far the bulk of the tariffs are just proposed so there is still room for a negotiated solution (which remains our base case with […]
Putting the global “debt bomb” in perspective – seven reasons to be alert but not alarmed
Key Points Global debt levels have reached new records. Countries with very high gross debt to GDP include Japan, Belgium, Canada, Portugal and Greece. The main areas of rising debt since the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) have been public debt in developed countries (with more to come in the US) and private debt in emerging […]