ASIC review finds insurers can and should improve claims handling

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ASIC is calling on general insurers to improve their claims handling practices and resourcing after a review of home insurance claims found weaknesses across five key areas. ASIC’s Report 768 Navigating the... 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

Private credit opportunities rapidly growing in Asia

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Asian private credit markets are nascent in their development and will almost certainly follow the growth path experienced in the US and Europe, affording good opportunities for those investors who... 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

Super fund returns maintain momentum in July

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The median balanced option delivered a return of 1.5% in July according to estimates from leading superannuation research house SuperRatings, with funds continuing to build on the momentum in markets... 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

Lost deeds can destroy a trust

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Trusts are most commonly established by a deed. Those deeds contain the terms or rules that control how the trust can be used, and the rights and duties the various... Read more continue reading