Green bonds on track to grow in 2021

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The green finance market, similar to almost every other aspect of 2020, was shaped by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Calvert Research and Management, in the first half of the... Read more continue reading

Deliver us from COVID but lead us not to inflation

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The outlook for global and Australian markets is positive, according to GSFM and its fund manager partners Munro Partners and Tribeca Investment Partners. They say markets are supported by easy... Read more continue reading

Bedrock investments liberate a portfolio’s capacity to take risks in a post-pandemic landscape

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The stable core of a portfolio consists of ‘bedrock investments’. Their role is to generate stable, consistent returns over time. Ideally, the returns are not correlated to the returns of... Read more continue reading

Man GLG launches high conviction Asia (ex-Japan) equities strategy 

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Man GLG, the discretionary investment management engine of Man Group, has launched a high conviction Asia (ex-Japan) equities strategy led by Andrew Swan, Head of Asia Equities (ex-Japan). The long-only, style... Read more continue reading

Three strategies to avoid unintended concentration risk

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The Australian sharemarket is structurally prone to concentration risk and many Australian investors display a home bias in their investment portfolios. In this article, GSFM outlines the issues with concentration... Read more continue reading

The Australian Dividend Landscape versus Global Dividends

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This paper will discuss the outlook for the Australian equity market with regards to dividends and the subsequent impact this will have on total returns. Despite having a history of... Read more continue reading

The 60/40 portfolio needs a makeover

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Investors who rely on fixed income investments to reduce portfolio volatility when risk assets are underperforming may need to revise their investment approach, according to recent analysis from Daintree Capital... Read more continue reading

Active management will be essential for fixed income investors looking to navigate fixed income markets in the months and years ahead

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As investors continue to grapple with the US election outcomes, the economy, coronavirus developments, and other unknowns, the one certainty is that the ability to navigate the fixed-income markets will... Read more continue reading

2021 outlook strong, but COVID-19 remains the wildcard

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Developments in the United States with Biden’s presidency, and the status of the COVID-19 vaccine globally, will have a key influence on markets in 2021, and there is quiet optimism... Read more continue reading

Global small caps – now is the time

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Many investors and advisers recognise that a diversified portfolio should include an allocation to equities across the market capitalisation spectrum. This allows investors to capture the “small-cap premium” which has... Read more continue reading