Category: News

The intersection of two booming, multi-billion dollar industries, wellness and tourism has created an even larger industry which is attracting the eyes of investors. This holistically-focused sub-sector of tourism has steadily grown by 6.5% annually since 2015, compared to 3.2% for general tourism. It’s projected to be worth USD$919 billion by 2022. 

The concerns of the future world seems to be present at the forefront of many people’s mind at the moment. While 2019 seemed to be a year in which many looked inward to reconcile their positions, often publicly, the beginning of the new decade seems to have brought with it a renewed optimism and proactive attitude.

In part 1 we looked at demographics and gaining an appreciation for the next 4 drivers is crucial to understanding why we have this nation in pole position. We reveal who in Part III. You may recall from Part I that Insync views all markets now as emerging. A challenging thought for very good reasons! There is a profound shift occurring in how value is being created in industries and companies globally.

While last week we reached all-time highs in the stock market, there continues to be anxiety around taking long positions due to current geopolitical factors, especially as the market rests breathless as it tries to quantify the huge amount of news and its varied implications from an intense summer.

If you watch two seconds of the news, it should be clear to you that we live in a volatile world. There has been geopolitical turmoil with Brexit and the US-China Trade Wars. We’ve faced natural disasters. And now we’re seeing coronavirus affecting supply chains around the world. 

For so long, a fixture of Australian life has been working towards the great Australian dream. It may be somewhat stereotypical in days of almost universal transformation of day-to-day life for modern Australian’s, yet aiming for a little slice of suburban paradise remains a singular constant, a fixed connective tissue that bridges an increasingly growing generational divide. 

If you’re like the average person, you might associate Internet of Things (IoT) technology with more frivolous consumer products you might see in targeted advertising, like Alexa or Fitbits. But this is just the tip of the IoT iceberg.

While Melbourne is the world’s most liveable city for now, it may not stay that way.By 2040, the sprawling city’s demand for water will double and as the climate becomes hotter and drier, Melbourne’s rapid urban expansion could lead to significant water stress.

Understanding disruption risk is one of the key drivers of avoiding underperforming businesses. This is critical in a world where most businesses are experiencing significant turbulence because of the disruptive effects of the most significant demographic shifts with 4.4bn millennials and centennials driving new consumption patterns.

In 1985, the average term deposit was close to a massive 12%, then fell to 7-9% ten years later. Since then it has only gone downhill, sliding to record lows of 1.15% in January this year.Many investors and retirees have relied on their term deposit yields for income in the past but are now forced to look for alternative investments that can offer better returns. 

Elon Musk’s satellite internet service has been given initial approval to operate in Australia. The approval is the first step for the American company to be able to offer its Starlink satellite network service to Australian users, which would create ripples in an otherwise monopolised market mainly dominated by New-Corps owned TV service Foxtel and government-owned NBN Co.

Think about what technology was like in the 1980s. Cassette walkmans were breakthrough technology. So-called mobile phones weighed almost a kilo. The original Macintosh cost $2500 and it got you a mindblowing 125KB of RAM. Now imagine that this technology occasionally sparked and caused serious injuries. It’s inconceivable that we’d still use this technology… isn’t it?