The great influenza – the story of the greatest modern pandemic and its lessons for 2020 and beyond

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The world now faces another major pandemic. While the death toll in the current pandemic is still but a fraction of the greatest modern pandemic – the 1918 Spanish flu... Read more continue reading

Thinking about liquidity

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A slightly controversial chart Last month, we published a paper of the 10 most interesting charts right now. One chart, which suggested the Federal Reserve does not influence long-term stock... Read more continue reading

LGS achieves standout scores in 2020 UNPRI Assessment Report

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Local Government Super (LGS) has released its latest United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) assessment report with 11 categories across its portfolio scoring in the A+ performance band (the... Read more continue reading

Opportunities in global real estate market strengthen after recent sell-off

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Despite a significant downdraft since the onset of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, global real estate securities represent good value with most companies better positioned now than in the Global Financial... Read more continue reading

Working through live-in aged carer issues

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With many baby-boomers dreading the prospect of going into an old-folks home, house-sharing may look like the answer. Doug is almost 80 but in quite reasonable health.  He can do... Read more continue reading

Halley’s Comet and Life Insurance economics 101

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Edmund Halley (1656 – 1742) was a remarkably talented man of science, who made important contributions to mathematics, physics, and of course, astronomy. A peer of Sir Isaac Newton (apple,... Read more continue reading

New testamentary trust law

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New law closes loophole on Favourable Tax Treatment of Income from Testamentary Trusts. Testamentary trusts are trusts created by the testator under the will to be established upon the death... Read more continue reading

Is it time to look beyond safe havens like tech for sustainable gains?

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High gold price and the growing number of coronavirus cases globally could give investors ‘cause to pause’ and review investments options in what many are calling the new normal, according... Read more continue reading

Structural changes needed to slow temperature rises despite impact of Covid-19 crisis

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The short-term effects of higher carbon prices and Covid-19 induced lockdowns have had little impact on the long-term trajectory of global temperatures, Schroders’ Climate Progress Dashboard has found. Global temperatures... Read more continue reading

Ninety One China A Fund launch: capturing China’s domestic growth

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Ninety One, previously Investec Asset Management, has announced the launch of the Global Strategy Fund – China A Shares Fund, as part of the Luxembourg-domiciled GSF range. The Fund is... Read more continue reading