AXA Investment Managers releases Responsible Investment Outlook for 2016

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AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has released its Responsible Investment Outlook 2016, highlighting a growing interest in responsible investing by investors worldwide. AXA IM has been a pioneer of responsible... Read more continue reading

Strategies to survive a bear market – Part I

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Welcome to 2016, where headlines scream about the prospect of bear markets, accompanied by images of screens showing an endless sea of red. Global markets are concerned about a trifecta... Read more continue reading

Pricing power adds pep to equities, says AB

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With China and emerging markets slowing down and fragile recoveries in the US and Europe, investors will struggle to find companies that can reliably increase earnings this year, says global... Read more continue reading

Markets spooked as oil leads commodity crash and other reasons to panic (or not to panic)

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What a start to 2016, says George Lucas, managing director Instreet Investment. “With a change in calendar year, came a change in investor sentiment sparking a large sell off in... Read more continue reading

Australian Ethical: a view from Paris

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Chief Executive Officer of Australian Ethical, Phil Vernon, attended the Paris COP21 climate talks last week. After an intensive week of meetings with business, government and NGO stakeholders, he drafted... Read more continue reading

Altius fund receives responsible investment certification

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The Altius Sustainable Bond Fund has been accredited by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) and is one of the first bond funds to be certified under its responsible investment... Read more continue reading

Global matters – Listed Infrastructure Investment to 2020 & beyond – Part 1

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Greg Goodsell, Global Equity Strategist at 4 Dimensions Infrastructure, looks at the prospective growth of global listed infrastructure. In part 1 of this 2-part article, he looks at the need... Read more continue reading

Why investing for total return, not relative return, makes sense

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Like most asset classes, real estate offers investors a total return, comprising income and capital gain. Over time, the capital gain of a property asset reflects the growth in underlying... Read more continue reading

Christmas cheer returns to markets with Asia and Europe in the spotlight

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Traditional Christmas rally in equities has begun with a reversal of the sell-off from two weeks ago, despite the horrific attacks that took place in Paris and subsequent terrorism-related events,... Read more continue reading

The price of climate change: global warming’s impact on portfolios

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Climate change is gaining traction as a global policy initiative, a key risk factor and an emerging investment theme, according to the BlackRock Investment Institute (BII) Australian strategist, Steve Miller.... Read more continue reading