The benefit to investors of buying real assets through fractional investment

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Covid highlights the retiree dilemma If you are looking for one word to describe 2020, volatility would seem to fit the bill. Every aspect of our lives, whether it be... Read more continue reading

Aviva Investors projects a strong growth outlook with upside risks

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Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva PLC, sees a potent combination of economic drivers underpinning a strong global recovery in 2021, resulting in an above-consensus outlook for... Read more continue reading

Emerging market debt – a new frontier

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One of the key implications of COVID has been the growth in government debt issuance globally and the coordinated quantitative easing programs across central banks.  As government bond yields across... Read more continue reading

Australian Bond volatility: what happened and is it a sign of things to come?

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Over the last couple of weeks, global bond markets experienced levels of volatility not seen since March last year when the pandemic hit. The moves in yields were severe, rocking... Read more continue reading

Invest in the dividend recovery

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With the recovery in dividends underway, it is important for investors selecting shares for an equity income portfolio to keep in mind that they need to choose stocks that are... Read more continue reading

Moore’s Law and the race for the rest of the chessboard

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Gordon Moore, the famous founder of Intel, set forth his prediction in 1965 that the number of transistors per silicon chip should double every two years. In this this paper... Read more continue reading

Resetting the cycle – The old normal

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For mostly obvious reasons, 2020 was the wildest year in recent memory for the global economy and markets across all asset classes. We saw markets fall and economic activity collapse,... Read more continue reading

Emerging market equities: Same storm, different boats

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Daniel J. Graña, CFA, Emerging Market Equity Portfolio Manager at Janus Henderson, explains how north Asia countries were able to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic with relative success while other emerging... Read more continue reading

Low to no growth without energy transition

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Not acting swiftly on energy transition means the world will struggle to achieve any real economic growth in the coming years, according to AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM). Mr Chris... Read more continue reading

Business and economic environment continues to drive performance in AREITs

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The recent reporting season saw some good results for Australian real estate investment trusts (REITs) but the macro economic environment had a more significant role to play in performance during... Read more continue reading