Earlier this month, the Reserve Bank of Australia kept interest rates at 1.50 per cent, a historic low we’ve been stuck with for two full years. Moreover, the market is of the view we have at least another full year, if not longer, at this record low.

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the number of Australians aged 65 to 74 holidaying overseas jumped more than 80 per cent in the five years to 2016.

Impacting investing may have traditionally been the domain of institutional investors, but it is retail investors and individuals who are now driving growth, according to asset manager State Street Global Advisors (SSGA).

CMC Markets Stockbroking has this week launched international share trading as well as exchange-traded options (ETO) on its platforms, opening up access to global markets via one account.

Additional ratings and research coverage of Australia’s peer-to-peer (P2P) investments has been identified as an area needing more work, which in turn will provide SMSF trustees with better insights into whether to participate in these opportunities, an investment professional has said.