Superannuation shock: Why death benefit wishes may not be legally enforced

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New findings from Super Consumers Australia show an estimated 15.7 million Australians may not have a binding death benefit nomination. An RMIT expert explains why this exposes a major gap between... Read more continue reading

Global equity investors may be underexposed to tomorrow’s growth

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Global equity investors may need to rethink how they access the world’s fastest-growing industries, with traditional market indices underrepresenting many of the structural growth themes expected to drive the global... Read more continue reading

Betashares launches new cost-effective Diversified ETFs to help Australians build better portfolios

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Leading Australian financial services business Betashares today expanded its growing range of core investment solutions with the launch of four new multi-asset Diversified ETFs designed to make portfolio construction simpler... Read more continue reading

The big energy reckoning from a decade of underinvestment is reshaping returns

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Investment in energy has failed to keep pace with demand for more than a decade and the fallout won’t be a short-lived price spike, but a compounding structural deficit that... Read more continue reading

AI sell-off creates buying opportunity 

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The July tech sell off is a sign of crowded positioning and not a broken AI investment case, says Sebastian Mullins, head of multi asset and fixed income at Schroders.... Read more continue reading

AI investment and the hunt for yield to drive Australian credit markets in H2

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The hunt for yield and accelerating investment in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure will shape Australian credit markets in the second half of the year, according to Schroders. Investment analyst James... Read more continue reading

The great AT1 phase-out: what it means for your clients’ portfolios

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Australian bank hybrids have long been a favourite in income-focused client portfolios for their combination of regular income, tax benefits through franking credits, and the reassurance of major bank backing... Read more continue reading

Japanese equities shift from AI momentum to earnings delivery

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Japanese equities have performed strongly this year, supported in part by enthusiasm around AI-related opportunities. As markets entered the third quarter, however, they began to digest the narrow rally that... Read more continue reading

CPD: Why private market assets belong in client portfolios

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Australia’s superannuation funds have quietly reshaped their portfolios over the past decade, and the numbers tell the private markets story better than any commentary can. Hostplus allocates 38% of its... Read more continue reading

CPD: Diversifying portfolios with Emerging Market debt

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For advisers building diversified portfolios, especially those focused on generating income, Emerging Markets (EM) debt deserves consideration. The asset class has converged steadily toward Developed Market (DM) standards over the... Read more continue reading