2 Views on the Economy

2 views on the economy

Australia
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-28/interest-rates-set-to-be-slashed-as-jobless-rate-rises/10854500?section=business

World
https://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/the-world-economy-may-have-already-hit-rock-bottom-says-goldman-sachs-20190228-p510qs.html

The Economy's biggest worry

The Economy's biggest worry

https://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/house-price-falls-are-not-the-economy-s-biggest-worry-20190227-p510gk.html

Sydney Transport

Sydney Transport

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-26/nsw-election-sydney-transport-analysis/10846688

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-26/sydney-has-most-toll-roads-in-the-world/10845944?section=business

Some Wisdom from Warren Buffet

Some Wisdom from Warren Buffet

https://qz.com/work/1558036/warren-buffett-explains-danger-of-bureaucracy-quarterly-targets/

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/25/warren-buffett-loves-this-riddle-from-abraham-lincoln--heres-why.html

Weekend Posts 23-24 Feb 2019 - 1) Coal, 2) Opal Tower

Weekend Posts 23-24 Feb 2019 - 1) Coal, 2) Opal Tower

https://www.morningstar.com.au/stocks/article/china-port-bans-australian-coal-imports/181717

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-22/opal-tower-report-finds-beams-burst-low-strength-concrete-used/10835498

ASIC CEO faces questions re Goldman Sachs and 1MDB

ASIC CEO faces questions re Goldman Sachs and 1MDB

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/20/asic-boss-james-shipton-faces-questions-over-former-goldman-sachs-role-and-1mdb-scandal

Two views on China

Two Views on China

https://moneyweek.com/498014/china-will-get-old-before-it-gets-rich/

https://moneyweek.com/498015/china-asias-next-success-story/

"We need to deliver"

"We need to deliver"

https://www.smh.com.au/business/markets/we-need-to-deliver-everything-goes-wrong-for-australian-billionaire-s-successor-20190218-p50yh6.html

High Speed Rail

High Speed Rail

https://www.citylab.com/equity/2014/08/why-cant-the-united-states-build-a-high-speed-rail-system/375980/

Weekend Posts 16-17 Feb 2019 - 1) Airbus, 2) Amazon, 3) Global Pension Study

Weekend Posts 16-17 Feb 2019 - 1) Airbus, 2) Amazon, 3) Global Pension Study

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-47231504

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-47245877

https://www.thinkingaheadinstitute.org/en/Library/Public/Research-and-Ideas/2019/02/Global-Pension-Asset-Survey-2019

The Pain Premium

The Pain Premium

https://i3-invest.com/2019/02/the-pain-premium/

4 articles today

4 articles today
1) Franking Credits
2) Globalisation is changing
3) Volatility
4) Smart Beta - Broken?

https://www.michaelwest.com.au/the-kitchen-table-a-franking-credits-revelation/

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/5-hidden-ways-globalization-changing/

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/5-lessons-about-volatility-to-learn-from-the-history-of-markets/

https://blogs.cfainstitute.org/investor/2019/02/11/smart-beta-broken-by-design/

Defined Contributions vs Defined Benefits Pension Plans

Defined Contributions vs Defined Benefits Pension Plans

https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1d1qk92gh7392/Weakly-Designed-Untidily-Executed-And-Bigger-Than-Ever

OECD Push for minimum corporate tax rate

OECD Push for minimum corporate tax rate

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-11/oecd-push-for-a-global-minimum-corporate-tax-rate/10794406?section=business

Weekend Posts-9 & 10 Feb 2019 - 1) Construction Decline, 2) Microsoft, 3) Facebook Germany, 4) Cash Rate

Weekend Posts-9& 10 Feb 2019 - 1) Construction Decline, 2) Microsoft, 3) Facebook Germany, 4) Cash Rate

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-07/construction-decline-accelerates-amid-falling-prices-and-job-lo/10788782?section=business

https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/microsoft-is-now-the-grown-up-in-an-industry-full-of-problem-children-20190207-p50w8k.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/07/technology/germany-facebook-data.html

https://www.businessinsider.com.au/rba-cash-rate-market-pricing-2019-2

NAB CEO and Chairman resign

NAB CEO and Chairman resign

https://www.smh.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/nab-ceo-and-chairman-resign-20190207-p50wbx.html

Sydney Airport Curfew

Sydney Airport Curfew

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-06/sydney-airport-curfew-can-make-noise-worse-says-report/10784194

Hayne Final Report

Hayne Final Report Articles and links to Final Report

https://www.morningstar.com.au/stocks/article/hayne-takes-aim-at-banking-sector-greed/181218

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-05/big-banks-ask-government-to-call-short-royal-commission-letter/10778928?section=business

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-05/asx-rise-royal-commission-banking-upheaval-unlikely/10780000?section=business

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-04/banking-royal-commission-report-at-a-glance/10777188?section=business

https://www.businessinsider.com.au/bank-stocks-share-prices-asx-hayne-commission-report-2019-2

https://www.morningstar.com.au/stocks/article/financial-stocks-surge-despite-hayne-report/181257

https://financialservices.royalcommission.gov.au/Pages/reports.aspx

Jack Bogle

Jack Bogle

https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1cy5v664bt66c/What-Happened-When-I-Met-Jack-Bogle

Protecting Athletes from brain damage

Protecting athletes from brain damage

https://www.economist.com/international/2019/01/26/few-sports-are-doing-enough-to-protect-athletes-from-brain-damage