Four key changes relevant to responsible investors today

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Calvert, a leader in responsible investing, and part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, believes long-term responsible investors focused on risk management and opportunities must consider material changes impacting four key... Read more continue reading

Cycle likely to be turning in favour of bonds in 2023 as monetary policy bites

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Fixed income is set to be a standout asset class in 2023, both in absolute terms and relative to other assets, according to Schroders Australia head of fixed income, Stuart... Read more continue reading

bfinance insights into multi-manager strategies for alternative investing

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Institutional investor demand for an increasingly wide variety of non-traditional asset classes and sectors has driven the expansion of multi-manager alternative investment strategies, particularly within private markets. These offer diversification... Read more continue reading

Are emerging markets rebounding and what is the current investment case?

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Recently, I’ve often been asked the questions, ‘Are emerging markets (EM) rebounding? or ‘What’s the current investment case for emerging markets? To answer, I look to the same three key... Read more continue reading

‘Over-exposed’ Aussie dividend investors may need to broaden horizons as overseas stocks improve payouts

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The drop in local dividends has the potential to become more acutely felt as more Australian investors have become ‘over-exposed’ to a small number of sectors, according to Tim Richardson,... Read more continue reading

Income and diversification key to achieving quality returns in tightening credit markets

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A combination of diversification across issuers, industries, asset type, credit quality, maturities and countries remains crucial given credit markets will continue to face a challenging environment with tightening financial conditions,... Read more continue reading

Macroscope: The debt ceiling – an inevitable increase, an unavoidable reckoning

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Ninety One Strategist Sahil Mahtani and Analyst Daniel Morgan say that it is easy to imagine worse scenarios. At some point in the 2010s, it became unfashionable to worry about... Read more continue reading

From free money to free fall – don’t lose sight of the long term

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Well, what a difference six months can make. Throughout 2021 there were concerns building around valuations, the large swell of unintended consequences or distortions of near-free money that led to... Read more continue reading

The importance of fundamentals in uncertain times

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There is currently no shortage of uncertainty in global markets, and it looks like things will remain that way for the foreseeable future. The prolonged war in Ukraine coupled with... Read more continue reading

Market climbing a wall of worry

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Market environment In market parlance, you’d say that the market is climbing the wall of worry. That’s actually quite a positive sign, which might seem unusual.  But when you keep... Read more continue reading