Where’s the Beef? It’s Emerging Markets earnings

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Back in the 80s, an American fast food chain made the memorable slogan, “Where’s the beef?” to imply that its competitors were not providing enough substance – in this case... Read more continue reading

It’s good to talk

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‘It’s good to talk’ was an award-winning 1990s advertising campaign for BT, fronted by the wonderful and much-missed British actor Bob Hoskins, in which Bob tried to convince Britain’s taciturn... Read more continue reading

New investment opportunities arise in the changing inflation and growth climate: Franklin Templeton

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Franklin Templeton, a global investment manager, says that although inflation will continue to be an issue for the next 6–12 months and the global economic recovery is uneven, there are... Read more continue reading

The role of Global Environment within a global equity environment

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A new whitepaper, attached, discusses what a decarbonisation strategy benchmarked against MSCI ACWI can offer those with a diversified global equity portfolio, something different in terms of portfolio composition and... Read more continue reading

Outlook on Europe – Summary

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As Europe enjoys summer, it does so in the knowledge that European equities performed solidly over the first half of 2023. Not all good things last however, and European equities... Read more continue reading

Thinking about the cycle

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Being an investor in listed global real estate has been tough of late. With expectations of a global recession caused by unprecedented interest rate increases, sentiment towards listed global real... Read more continue reading

From caution to risk on: investor behaviour turns dramatically in July

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State Street Global Markets has released the results of the State Street Institutional Investor Indicators for July. The State Street Risk Appetite Index showed that long-term investors increased their holdings... Read more continue reading

Opportunities in private credit

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Private credit continues to surge worldwide as traditional lenders take their focus away from smaller enterprises. This article from GSFM’s examines this trend in Australia and Asia and explores how... Read more continue reading

New frontiers – Australia’s retirement landscape (part three)

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Parts one and two of this series examined the retirement landscape and the myriad of risks that face clients prior to and during retirement. In this third and final of... Read more continue reading

Hidden GEMs: Don’t dismiss EM debt

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A disappointing decade in some areas of the asset class has left asset allocators questioning the investment case for EM debt. Grant Webster, Ninety One Co-Head of Emerging Market Sovereign... Read more continue reading