Australia has one of the strongest and most stable housing markets than any other country right now. Amidst a global financial crisis and an unstable economy, the housing market in Australia still appears to be going strong. Statistics show that the Australian house market has been increasing steadily over the past 40 years. Not only … Read more
The Global Financial Crisis is shining more light on the cancer that is destroying the purchasing power, of the average person, for the next several generations. The monster lurking in the near future is not an imminent invasion from foreign forces or a loss of freedom to move about, but a decline in the value … Read more
The Chinese metals industry – a roundup of 2008 and the outlook for 2009 The year has been a rollercoaster ride for most industrial metals, culminating in sharp price drops as the global financial crisis gripped major economies. As the world’s largest consumer and producer of metals, China’s demand was the main factor behind skyrocketing … Read more
Alternative Latin Investor recently spoke with two high profile hedge fund players in Latin America, Otávio Vieira, Portfolio Manager at Safdié and Carlos Rojas Perla, Chief Investment Officer at Compass Group. We were privileged to hear how both managers felt markets had played out in 2009 and to learn of the themes they expect to … Read more
Australia’s .3 trillion pension fund sector has leap-frogged Canada to take fourth spot in the Towers Watson Global Pension Asset Study 2011. According to the study, the value of Australian pension fund assets increased to 103 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) at the end of 2010, compared to 93 per cent in 2009. … Read more