Trauma insurance is the middle child of the personal insurance family. It’s overshadowed by its better-known siblings but it’s a quiet achiever that will do the heavy lifting when the circumstances require it.    What trauma insurance is and isn’t   Trauma insurance – sometimes known as critical illness insurance – provides a lump sum […]

Summary The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Board met on 4 July and left the official cash rate on hold at 1.5%, as widely expected. There has been no change in the official cash rate since August 2016. After weakness in May, the Australian dollar was stronger over the month, supported by gains in bulk […]

It’s almost a decade since the global financial crisis created havoc in financial markets. While the global economy continues to show signs of recovery, political uncertainty in Europe and the United States is creating fresh confusion on global markets as investors wait to see how current events play out.  It started just over a year […]