Active Australian fixed income continues to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns

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The resurgence of fixed income’s defensive characteristics is acutely apparent. Less obvious, but no less important is the role that active management can play in navigating rapidly evolving market conditions... Read more continue reading

Bonds are back!

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Fixed income investments have returned to favour and once again are playing an important role in client portfolios. This article from GSFM explains why bonds are back and that the... Read more continue reading

Investors must look through inflation to focus on bigger picture themes such as growth scarcity in global equities

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While US inflation concerns and breakout stocks such as Nvidia are currently hogging the limelight in global equity markets, broader growth opportunities are currently scarce and could have more influence... Read more continue reading

Investing targeting four key equity factors delivers long-term outperformance

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An equity portfolio built with shares displaying value, momentum, low volatility and quality characteristics will likely outperform a traditional portfolio tracking a market-capitalisation weighted index over the long term, according... Read more continue reading

Powering up European network investment

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When talking about the energy transition, naturally, the focus has been on renewable energy. Many an article has been written on the exponential growth in wind, solar and batteries driven... Read more continue reading

Maple-Brown Abbott sees opportunities at the smaller end of the Australian gold mining sector

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Boutique investment manager Maple-Brown Abbott believes select Australian small cap gold miners offer attractive valuation and earnings metrics. Phillip Hudak, co-portfolio manager, Australian small companies at Maple-Brown Abbott, says the... Read more continue reading

Returns from EM investing boosted by multi-factor strategy

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Investing in emerging markets (EM) equities offers diversification and adopting a multi-factor approach provides access to well-grounded return premia, while significantly reducing volatility, according to new figures from global index... Read more continue reading

CIO roundtable: Is the market too optimistic?

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FOMO, YOLO, HODL—whatever you call it, it appears the momentum factor took hold in the first quarter. The best-performing groups of stocks so far this year were related to bitcoin,... Read more continue reading

Franklin Templeton and ClearBridge investment experts weigh in on latest US CPI release

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Andrew Canobi, director of Australia Fixed Income for Franklin Templeton Fixed Income says “A look at the instrument panel in the US reveals little showing up in the gauges that says landing imminent. ... Read more continue reading

The late-cycle environment continues to play out

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A resilient US economy (owing to consumption and wealth effects) and strong earnings expectations for the year are driving the recent upside in equities and increase in yields. The big... Read more continue reading