Buy the dip? History suggests geopolitical shocks can create opportunity

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Escalating tensions in the Middle East have once again rattled global markets with oil markets at the centre of investor concern. The possibility that Iran could disrupt the Strait of... Read more continue reading

Geopolitical tensions and thematic shifts not an end to the growth story

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The outbreak of the conflict between the US-Israel and Iran has sparked further market volatility and ‘risk-off’ sentiment but reacting too quickly to geopolitical shocks can be counterproductive, according to... Read more continue reading

Why investors shouldn’t panic during geopolitical shocks

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The rise in tensions across the Middle East has inevitably sparked questions in the past week from investors in Australia about what it could mean for markets and whether portfolios... Read more continue reading

Residential strength and fundamentals underscore AREIT opportunity

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The latest reporting season has reinforced the resilience of the AREIT sector, with improving residential momentum and stable operating fundamentals despite ongoing interest rate uncertainty, according to Grant Berry, AREIT... Read more continue reading

Private credit’s other lanes still offer value

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Concerns about private credit have intensified in recent months. Investors are grappling with questions about weakening credit quality, stale valuations, looser underwriting, redemption risk in certain types of funds, and... Read more continue reading

Global dividends key to generating sustainable yield: GSFM

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Sticky inflation has seen the real returns from cash based investment sitting in negative territory – prompting many investors to look further afield. And while Australian investors love their income... Read more continue reading

CPD: Global growth equities – the investment case

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Growth style investing is a strategy focused on capital appreciation. It achieves this by targeting companies that exhibit above-average growth in earnings, revenue or cash flow compared to the broader... Read more continue reading

China Government Work Report – Stability with gradual rebalancing underway

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China’s latest Government Work Report delivered few surprises. Most quantitative targets aligned closely with market expectations, reinforcing a message of policy continuity: stable growth, calibrated adjustment, and incremental easing rather... Read more continue reading

Australian economic view – March 2026

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Market review A hiking Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), balanced against a global risk off environment, resulted in the Australian bond market, as measured by the Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0+... Read more continue reading

Macroscope: War in the Gulf

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Two outsized geopolitical risks have been on the market’s radar for years, though not always with equal prominence. The first is an escalation in Taiwan, and the second is one... Read more continue reading