Monthly CPI indicator and RBA implications

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“Give me a one-handed Economist. All my economists say ‘on the one hand…’, then ‘but on the other…” – Harry Truman (US President 1945-53) Australia: Inflation Trepidation The April Monthly

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GSFM partners with Alantra Asset Management to distribute its listed European small and mid cap strategy in Australia

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GSFM has partnered with Alantra Asset Management (Alantra) to distribute its EQMC strategy in the Australian market. EQMC invests in the listed European small and mid-cap space and is one

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RBA: patience through the “noise” or waiting for Godot I

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No real surprises from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) May Board meeting minutes. Governor Michele Bullock had already let it be known that the Board debate was one of

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CPD: How much trend following should investors hold in a portfolio?

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Trend following strategies have a number of properties that are desirable to investors. In this article from GSFM’s investment partner Man Group, these properties are examined, and the big question

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RBA: hawk eye!

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As was largely expected, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Board decided to leave the policy rate unchanged at 4.35 per cent. However, I would be surprised if the option

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The Fed less hawkish than feared and upcoming US April non-farm payrolls

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As was universally expected the Federal Reserve (Fed) left the policy rate target unchanged at 5.25-5.5 per cent. In so doing the Fed acknowledged that inflation had been a little

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CPD: Bonds are back!

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Fixed income investments have returned to favour and once again are playing an important role in client portfolios. This article from GSFM explains why bonds are back and that the

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Groundhog day as core inflation in the US surprises on the upside again

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US CPI: Groundhog day as core inflation surprises on the upside again At the start of the year the bond market was anticipating something close to 175 basis points (bps)

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The Fed and March US non-farm payrolls report and the ECB’s end to the tightening cycle

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  “Give me a one-handed economist. All my economists say “on the one hand…, but then on the other…”   Harry Truman (US President 1945-53) Where is the Fed coming into

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GSFM partners with Eastspring Investments to distribute emerging markets strategy in Australia

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GSFM has partnered with Eastspring Investments to distribute its Global Emerging Markets (GEM) Dynamic Strategy in the Australian market. Eastspring’s GEM Dynamic Strategy will be available to institutional, wholesale and

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