The Return of Geopolitical Risk? What to Watch over the Remainder of 2021
In his weekly Insights column, Dr Shane Oliver from AMP Capital considers the re-emergence of geopolitical risk and what to look for over the rest of the year.
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Recent Signs of Market Exuberance
Jon Hubbard of MFS Investment Management breaks down the five primary signs of current market exuberance that his firm feels investors should consider.
Read MoreMiddle Child Syndrome
The holy grail of investing should not be to buy an OK company at a great price but to buy a great one at an OK price. Tom Stevenson from Fidelity shares some thoughts on how to do so.
Read MoreGreen Shoots Emerge for Dividends
Tyndall AM’s Malcolm Whitten believes that, as the economy bounces back, dividends should return to prior levels, making income generation from equity income funds look attractive compared to bonds.
Read MoreShould Infrastructure Investors Be Worried about Inflation?
Recovering global economies have raised the spectre of higher inflation down the track. Trent Koch from First Sentier Investors looks at how such an environment could affect listed infrastructure assets.
Read MoreMaking up for Lost Time in Lockdown
Frank Uhlenbruch, Investment Strategist in the Janus Henderson Australian Fixed Interest team, provides his Australian economic analysis and market outlook.
Read MoreThe Advantages of a Traditional LIC
Amid the massive boom in Listed Investment Companies (LICs) and Trusts (LITs) over recent years, there’s a lot to be said about the advantages of a ‘traditional’ LIC, such as AFIC.
Read MoreT. Rowe Price Australian Equities April Update
Randal Jenneke, head of Australian equities and portfolio manager for the T. Rowe Price Australian Equity Fund, recaps the March quarter and looks ahead to the rest of 2021.
Read MoreAutomakers: Driving Over a Cliff?
The automotive industry is at a tipping point. The hyper-valuation of new entrants and historically low valuations of incumbents points to the market’s assessment of the winners and losers. Platinum are less sure.
Read MoreFactoring in Factors to Your Investing
Factor investing is an investment approach that involves targeting specific drivers of return across asset classes. Isaak Walkom from BetaShares explains more on the concept.
Read MoreStructural Inflation Is on The Horizon, and Investors Need to Prepare Now
Wage inflation, de-carbonisation and localisation are driving structural inflation, argues Chester Asset Management – and investors need to reposition their portfolios accordingly.
Read MoreThe ABCs of ESG
Paul LaCoursiere, Head of ESG Investments, introduces the three main categories of ESG investment strategies and explores some of the considerations to be aware of.
Read MoreSlowly, but Surely – the Emergence of New Market Leaders
Alison Savas from Antipodes runs through her thoughts on the world’s markets at present, where the risks lie, and how the Antipodes Global Fund’s portfolio is currently positioned.
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Finding the Pawns that Will Become Queens
Every large company was once a small company. The hard part is to identify those small companies that will grow to be large ones. Cameron McCormack from VanEck Investments has some insights how to do so.
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Three Reasons Why the Long-Term Bull Market in Australian House Prices May Be Getting Close to the End
In his weekly Insights column, AMP Capital’s Dr Shane Oliver goes deep into the resurgent Australian property market and why he believes the good times may soon be at an end.
Read MoreWill the Hot US Housing Market Continue?
In past hot markets, rising interest rates reduced affordability, which slowed or even reversed home price trends. Could this time be different?
Read MoreQuarterly Global Equity Update from T. Rowe Price
Sam Ruiz, Portfolio Specialist in the Equity Division at T. Rowe Price, provides an update on the firm’s global equity fund and his views on where markets around the world look to be headed.
Read MoreThe Great Rotation
Perennial Value’s Dan Bosscher has seen bond markets lead equity markets time and time again, just as they are now – so what are they telling us this time?
Read MoreChallenging Times for the Market’s Speculative Elements
A year on from the COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent collapse in global economic activity and stock markets, Platinum’s Andrew Clifford takes stock.
Read MoreFive Lessons on Gold from the Pandemic
Kanish Chugh from ETF Securities runs through 5 things the past 12 months and the pandemic in particular have taught us about gold.
Read MoreThe Housing Boom – and How to Get Exposure via REITs
Pengana Capital’s Amy Pham looks at the reasons for the resumption of the housing boom over the past six months and where things might go from here.
Read MoreMulti Asset Perspectives: The rebound in context
GAM Investments’ Julian Howard outlines his latest multi asset views, what the long-term outlook is likely to hold and how investors might realistically position for it.
Read MoreValue or growth? Why not both?
In the vast universe of investment approaches, perhaps the largest divide is between growth investors and value investors. But why not be both, asks Adam O’Connor from BetaShares.
Read MoreThe Long View: Inflationary Riptide or Reflationary Current?
Jeffrey Schulze and Josh Jamner from ClearBridge Investments explain why the reflationary period that needs to occur before inflation has traditionally been an attractive time for investment in risk assets.
Read MoreA Path to Net Zero
While moves to decarbonise the world’s economy are reducing the need for some infrastructure assets, they are underpinning strong structural growth for others.
Read MoreOne Year on from the COVID-19 Shutdowns
Investment markets have staged an impressive recovery in the 12 months since the economic shutdowns of March 2020. But it remains to be seen how soon vaccine rollouts will get us back to something resembling ‘normal’.
Read MoreThe Oldest President with the Ambition of the Youngest
As Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson explains in his regular column, Joe Biden is America’s oldest ever president who, in the end, has to persuade someone to pick up the tab for his youthful ambition.
Read MoreIndex Methodology Explained
As indexing strategies continue to gain significant inflows from all types of investors, the scrutiny of the methodologies underlying indices (and ETFs that aim to track them) has intensified considerably.
Read MoreKey Observations from the Reporting Season
Jamie Nicol, Manager of DNR Capital’s Australian Equities High Conviction Fund and SMA Portfolio, provides a recap of what he saw as the key points to emerge from the reporting season just past.
Read MoreBanking Sector: Less bad can be good
As part of an ongoing series, Andrew Martin from Alphinity Investment Management shares his thoughts on the current trends and outlook for the Banking sector.
Read MoreEarning the Right to Be in Business
First Sentier Investors believes that 2020 was a watershed year for responsible investment, spilling into other areas and setting higher expectations for companies globally.
Read MoreWhy Active ETFs Continue to Shine
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) have been around for over 25 years and have been met with extraordinary demand. But what are Active ETFs? Alva Devoy from Fidelity has the answer.
Read MoreReporting Season Round-Up
Scott Kelly, Manager of the DNR Capital Australian Equities Income Portfolio, gives us some key takeaways from the recent Australian reporting season.
Read MoreThe Next Golden Opportunity
Gold stocks have underperformed other asset classes since the start of the year, weighed down by elevated US Treasury yields and a stronger dollar. VanEck Investments with more.
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The Outlook for Australian Small Caps
Following on from his keynote presentation at last week’s ShareCafe Hidden Gems Webinar, we spoke with DNR Capital’s Sam Twidale on all matters small-cap.
Read MoreRed Chris Rolling Along for Newcrest
Newcrest Mining has produced more reserves data for its emerging Red Chris gold mining complex in Canada as it prepares a major statement on the future development of the area for release in September.
Read MoreThe Global Megatrend Investors Can’t Ignore
With climate change now formally recognised, never has it been more important for investors to be vigilant, seek out the facts and avoid greenwashing.
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