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CPD: The case for shareholder yield in client portfolios

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For years, income-focused investors have leaned on a familiar approach: find companies with high dividend yields and hold them. It is a reasonable starting point, but it is an incomplete

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01 Oct 2026

Is a 5 per cent US 10-year bond yield the new normal?

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The US 10-year bond yield is above 5 per cent. Apart from a fleeting period (less than a day) in October 2023, the last time that US 10-year yields were

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25 Sep 2026

GSFM Symposium: AI, risk and valuation gaps

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Investors need to look beyond traditional asset classes and approaches as shifts across global markets create new opportunities and challenges for portfolio construction, according to leading investment managers speaking at

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16 Sep 2026

Australian monthly CPI inflation

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Yesterday’s Australian monthly CPI inflation report makes the September RBA meeting “live”. In my assessment the Board should increase the policy rate at that meeting. I expect it will. The

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28 Aug 2026

US inflation: nothing for the worry Warshs

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Since the conclusion of the last Fed Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, the US financial market commentariat have spent some time highlighting Fed Chair Warsh’s communication shortcomings. It appears

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14 Aug 2026

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

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05 Aug 2026

Inflation and the “new” Fed: livin’ under Kevin

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The financial market commentariat would have us believe that Federal Reserve Chair Warsh’s Congressional testimony was “hawkish”. Fair enough! Despite a benign June consumer price index (CPI) report and last night’s benign producer price

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17 Jul 2026

RBA minutes: stayin’ live

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I’m not sure that the news flow of the last week or so has managed to advance whatever one may have been thinking about the decision of the Reserve Bank

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03 Jul 2026

CPD: Capitalising on global growth in the decarbonisation era

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Few themes rival the scale, urgency and long-term significance of climate change. Consequently, regions, countries, companies and individuals are taking positive action to decarbonise the planet and work toward net

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02 Jul 2026

Private markets becoming a core allocation as listed markets narrow

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Structural changes in global capital markets have reshaped the investment landscape, and investors are increasingly viewing private markets as a core portfolio allocation, according to GSFM CEO, Damien McIntyre. But

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01 Jul 2026

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CPD: A review of the Code of Ethics (part two)
This article, proudly sponsored by GSFM, examines standards seven to twelve of the Code of Ethics. Standards one to six were examined in a previous article you can read here. [...]
CPD: Designing retirement income streams
Since 1 July 2022, superannuation trustees have been required to formulate, regularly review and give effect to a retirement income strategy under the Retirement Income Covenant (the Covenant). It requires [...]
CPD: Quality Growth, ex-Growth
For much of the post-Global Financial Crisis period, quality growth investing occupied a privileged position within institutional portfolios. The proposition was straightforward: invest in businesses with durable competitive advantages, high [...]
CPD: The case for shareholder yield in client portfolios
For years, income-focused investors have leaned on a familiar approach: find companies with high dividend yields and hold them. It is a reasonable starting point, but it is an incomplete [...]
CPD: The case for Australian mid-caps – why quality is on sale
Share prices move every day. The underlying value of the businesses behind those prices does not move nearly as often, or as much. That distinction matters more than usual right [...]