Economic Overview The major theme from Q3 was the Central Bank resolve to dampen inflation. Unfortunately, the only tool in Central Bank arsenals are interest rate increases, something that continues to offend financial markets. There were large rate increases by the US Federal Reserve and Australia’s Reserve Bank in Q3, with the European Central Bank […]
From 25 July to 27 July 2022 we held our national conference in Cairns at the Crystalbrook Bailey Hotel, and it was great to be back together again for the first time since Sydney in early 2020. It was a well attended event, being our first post Covid physical conference, with multiple online conferences and workshops […]
Economic Overview The major theme from Q2 was the swift upward movement of interest rates to combat inflation, along with the implications for economies, sharemarkets and bond markets. Two of the three Central Banks that may have been considered laggards up to this point, the US Federal Reserve and Australia’s Reserve Bank, appeared to be […]
As the advice industry has grown, client expectations have soared. Finding time for more memorable client touch points is becoming increasingly difficult. What if there was a way to significantly reduce admin time while providing a best-in-class client experience? FYG have been at the forefront of reimagining advice delivery and providing a solution to engage […]
Economic Overview There was one major theme from Q1, being the Russian invasion of Ukraine. While the human implications are the foremost concern, the outbreak of war offered a sharp reminder of how interconnected the world is today, and how quickly the implications of a military conflict feed back into financial markets. Commodity prices spiked […]