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Asset Allocation

4 high conviction ideas for conservative investors

Big investment ideas, from megatrends to unique assets, aren't off your investment menu even if you're risk averse, say these experts.
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Sara Allen
Livewire Markets
Asset Allocation

Is the RBA Really That Bad?

The RBA has been roundly criticised since it began its rate hiking cycle, yet it hasn’t really been that out of step with their global peers
Alex Cathcart
Drummond Capital Partners
Asset Allocation

How to build the perfect investment portfolio for retirement

The old wisdom for building retirement portfolios has taken a battering in recent times. But what is the ideal composition?
Sara Allen
Livewire Markets
Asset Allocation

The Astute Investor Podcast | Inflation, supply chains, and the energy transition

LGT Crestone’s Chief Investment Officer, Scott Haslem, interviews Frances Lim, Head of Asia Pacific Macro at KKR.
Scott Haslem
LGT Crestone
Asset Allocation

The next bull market is underway

At Centennial Asset Management we believe it is likely the next bull market has already started.
Matthew Kidman
Centennial Asset Management
Expert Insights

Fidelity: The next rally in Chinese equities will be "alpha driven"

And contrarian value strategies may be rewarded, argues Catherine Yeung.
Hans Lee
Livewire Markets
Asset Allocation

What to do when the Fed makes a mistake

History is against the Fed as a credit crunch looms in the US economy. Now is the time to prepare portfolios against the coming correction.
Isaac Poole
Ascalon Capital
Asset Allocation

Is now the moment to get back into emerging markets?

Six months ago, you might have laughed at the suggestion. Russia might have been written down to zero in your EM fund and Xi Jinping looked to be doubling down on a...
Tom Stevenson
Fidelity International
Asset Allocation

Why commodities and banks may lead the next bull market in equities

Longview Economics' Chris Watling argues the US is still very expensive on every measure - and the burst is not done yet.
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Hans Lee
Livewire Markets
Asset Allocation

SVB’s long shadow

We discuss potential implications for the sector and the broader outlook for growth and rates, as well as current positioning at Alphinity
Jeff Thomson
Alphinity Investment Management
Listed Series

Why Morgan Stanley is overweight passive in this volatile environment

Bonds are back, and given today's volatile market, Morgan Stanley's Alexandre Ventelon believes investors should remain conservative.
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The Rules of Investing
Livewire Markets
Listed Series

Why Livewire readers are investing in these 9 ETFs and 1 LIC

We asked Livewire readers to share the exchange-traded products that are the largest holdings in their portfolios and why they hold them.
William Heine
Livewire Markets
Asset Allocation
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An active ETF benefitting from a multi-generational shift

With the widely accepted view that carbon emissions need to reduce over the coming decades, the world will need to transition away from fossil fuel-derived energy, and...
Platinum Asset Management
Platinum Asset Management
Asset Allocation
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Access best-in-class managers from one trusted source

At Fidante, we believe diversification is a pillar of successful investing. We partner with talented managers who invest across the globe, bringing their unique...
Fidante .
Fidante
Asset Allocation

Don’t lose sight of the macro story

The recent banking crisis, its ripple effects on the broader economy and implications for multi-asset investing
Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions
Franklin Templeton
Asset Allocation

Quant investing: What is Monte Carlo Simulation, and how do you use it to improve a strategy?

What is Monte Carlo Simulation? Monte Carlo simulation is a statistical technique that uses random sampling to model possible outcomes of a complex system. It is named...
Hue Frame
Frame Funds Management
Asset Allocation

Quant investing: In and out of sample testing, what is it and why do it?

What is in and out of sample testing? In-sample testing and out-of-sample testing are two methods used to evaluate the performance of a trading strategy. In-sample...
Hue Frame
Frame Funds Management
Listed Series

Survey results: How listed products can perfect your portfolio

Livewire's new "listed series" is kicking off, investigating the role listed products play in the portfolios of our readers
William Heine
Livewire Markets
Asset Allocation

Quant investing: What is overfitting?

An overfitted trading strategy is a model that has been trained on a specific dataset and has learned the noise in that dataset, rather than the underlying trend. This...
Hue Frame
Frame Funds Management
Asset Allocation

Why the sell-off in equities is not far away

A prospective credit crunch now makes a US recession more likely than not - and that leaves short-dated government bonds attractive.
Isaac Poole
Ascalon Capital
Asset Allocation

The reversal of cheap money was always going to be bumpy

Analysing the financial crises across SVB and Credit Suisse, the market's response and how the team are positioning portfolios.
Jay Sivapalan
Janus Henderson
Asset Allocation

Quant investing: What is optimisation?

Optimisation of a trading strategy is the process of adjusting the parameters of a strategy to achieve the best performance. Why should you optimise a strategy? ...
Hue Frame
Frame Funds Management
Asset Allocation
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Help protect your retirement income against inflation risk

Annual inflation of 3% per year could reduce your income by one-third over 14 years. Inflation in Australia is at a level not experienced for decades which is of...
Challenger Limited
Asset Allocation

Why SVB's collapse is a sign of the "thunder" after the economic "lightning"

The old regime is over and central banks have no choice but to keep going, argue Ben Powell, Katie Petering, and Tamara Stats of BlackRock.
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Hans Lee
Livewire Markets
Asset Allocation

Three scenarios for investors to consider in 2023

There remain significant risks that could cause a global downturn. We look at possible scenarios and implications for portfolio construction
Michael O'Dea
Perpetual Asset Management (Australia)
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