Staying ahead of the curve – super changes at 1 July 2023

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In the ever-evolving world of finance, few sectors experience transformations as regularly as superannuation. Each year, as the calendar ticks over to 1 July, the superannuation landscape witnesses a series... Read more continue reading

Returns to the Office

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The post-pandemic working-from-home trend and the impact of rising interest rates in many countries have focused media attention on what all this might mean for commercial property investment. If you... Read more continue reading

AI reaches an inflection point, profoundly impacting where to invest

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Insync Funds Management believes Artificial Intelligence (AI) has reached an inflection point, brought about by a new phase in the creation of generative AI and large-language transformer models such as... Read more continue reading

Chubb promotes Serene Neo to head its accident and health business in Asia Pacific

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Chubb has announced the appointment of Serene Neo as Head of Accident & Health (A&H) for Asia Pacific, effective 1 August 2023. In this role she will report to Ben... Read more continue reading

International rails rebound across infrastructure

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ClearBridge Investments (ClearBridge), a leading global equity manager, notes that despite volatile markets, global listed infrastructure has performed in line with infrastructure benchmarks for the quarter. ClearBridge Portfolio Manager Charles... Read more continue reading

Crowded trades – hiding in plain sight

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Viewpoint Winning stocks within the Australian bourse have to date largely been those appearing to offer a more ‘certain’ outcome It is clear to us that investors are ‘hiding’ in... Read more continue reading

Credit quality weaker than market realises – with defaults likely to pick up in second half of the year

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The quality of corporate credit issuance is weaker than the market is currently pricing in, according to the latest analysis from Janus Henderson Investors. Quarter-on -quarter metrics show a broad,... Read more continue reading

Disruption presents new growth opportunities as inflation starts to ease

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As inflation starts to ease there are two disruptive themes emerging in the current environment, says DNR Capital, a leading Australian equities investment manager. Jamie Nicol, chief investment officer at... Read more continue reading

Russell Investments delivers up to 13.5% return to members with personalised superannuation solution, GoalTracker™

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Russell Investments’ GoalTracker investment option earned superannuation members up to 13.5% in the year to 30 June 2023[1], demonstrating the advantage of a personalised approach to super over a one-size... Read more continue reading

Powell keeps options open, promises nothing

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At yesterday’s meeting, the Federal Reserve (Fed) raised policy rates by 25 basis points, taking the benchmark rate up to 5.25%-5.5%, the highest level since 2001. While the market had... Read more continue reading