Bonds are back – What is driving the demand for Fixed Income ETFs?

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The ASX Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) Market Cap hit a new record high surpassing $100bn earlier this year, exhibiting huge growth over the last 12 months of approximately 80%. Within... Read more continue reading

What to consider when updating SMSF trust deed

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If your trust deed was prepared quite some time ago, it may be time to update the governing rules of your SMSF trust deed. Doing so means that you can... Read more continue reading

IIX and the Australian Government launch blended finance solutions to benefit 2.5 million lives in Asia Pacific by 2023

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Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) and the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has announced the launch of three blended finance solutions to boost resilience and drive investment... Read more continue reading

Maple-Brown Abbott launches Asian dividend growth fund

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Maple-Brown Abbott has established an Asian equities fund aimed at delivering investment growth and consistent and reliable income to investors. The Maple-Brown Abbott Asian Dividend Growth Fund provides investors with... Read more continue reading

La Trobe Financial achieves carbon neutral milestone

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The $13 billion Australian based Credit Asset Manager La Trobe Financial joins a growing list of Asset Managers focusing on ESG and climate, announcing today that it has achieved a... Read more continue reading

Rural property – the next investment frontier?

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In this article DomaCom examines the case for investing in rural property and looks at how investors can invest in this pandemic-proof sector at a time of steeply appreciating land... Read more continue reading

Investment Perspectives from Quay: Thinking about office

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Thinking about office Imagine you are an office manager for a medium sized firm of 20 employees. Under normal circumstances, you and the staff would occupy around 400 sqm of... Read more continue reading

Survey shows Australian institutional investors inevitably pushing ahead with ESG integration

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Institutional investors in Asia Pacific expect ESG considerations to become increasingly core to their business as awareness builds among investors and policymakers, according to the results of a BNP Paribas... Read more continue reading

Impact investing and SDGs – a client conversation primer

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Introduction Since the start of 2020, investment markets around the world have experienced a surge of activity. But while most headlines focused on the influx of boredom-fuelled retail investors into... Read more continue reading

The Long and The Short: What reporting season can tell us about life in Australia

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Just as the Australian Census promises to provide a comprehensive snapshot of the country and how we are changing, so too the recently-complete Australian profit reporting season can tell us... Read more continue reading