The Fed: “hawkish”…sort of…

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As was pretty much expected, the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) chose to keep the policy (federal funds) rate target unchanged at 3.5 – 3.75 per cent. That

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The RBA: ‘pause and reflect’ despite a particular inflation proclivity, Fed and other central banks

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The RBA: ‘pause and reflect’ despite a particular inflation proclivity I had canvassed the possibility that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) might ‘pause and reflect’ at the last RBA

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CPD: Trend following in uncertain times

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Trend following strategies aim to generate returns by capturing sustained price movements across a diverse range of asset classes. Unlike traditional investment approaches that rely on valuation or forecasting, trend

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Opportunities in European small caps abound – but the right approach is crucial

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A volatile start to 2026 has masked some solid fundamentals in European markets, but the valuation gap that exists between European small caps relative to both history and their large cap peers makes them an attractive

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GSFM launches CI Global Private Markets Funds in Australia

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GSFM, with CI Global Asset Management (CI GAM) as investment manager of the underlying funds, has launched the CI Global Private Markets Growth Fund and CI Global Private Markets Income

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Are markets ‘complacent’?

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The onset of the Iranian crisis has unleashed a litany of dire prognostications surrounding the likely course of the price of financial assets. Yet US equity markets are close to

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CPD: Why Asia, why now?

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The investment playbook has long been anchored by the security of the Australian sharemarket, notably the ASX200. Investors have leaned on the ‘big four’ banks for yield and the mining

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Adapt your bond strategy to geopolitical risk

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In uncertain economic and geopolitical times fixed income investors should look to unconstrained global fixed income strategies to achieve the best returns, according to GSFM CEO Damien McIntyre. US policy

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RBA: a bet each way

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Clearly next week’s March consumer price index report will be critical in evaluating the likelihood of a further increase in the policy rate when the RBA’s Monetary Policy Board next

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CPD: AI will (eventually) turbocharge productivity and profits

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Ever since ChatGPT’s public release in late-2022, the world has been overwhelmed by headlines about AI’s astonishing progress, with improved models and breathtaking capabilities. Top executives have described AI as

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