Reporting season delivers on guidance

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Datt Capital’s chief investment officer, Emanuel Datt, says this ASX reporting season is exposing dispersion at the stock level and that the underlying results have largely matched guidance and haven’t... Read more continue reading

Is US exceptionalism reaching its limits?

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US equities have delivered years of outsized returns, but a narrowing gap is emerging between the case for continued American dominance and the case for a more diversified global approach.... Read more continue reading

Australian small caps stage recovery on AI infrastructure

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Australian small cap industrials are emerging from one of their most volatile years in recent memory, with Ellerston Capital pointing to a combination of AI infrastructure spending and a deepening... Read more continue reading

What rights do your stepchildren have to your superannuation benefits when you die?

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When a marriage or relationship ends because of the death of a parent, the question of who is a ‘stepchild’ for superannuation purposes has changed. In recent years, decisions of... Read more continue reading

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