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Investors have focused on the bond market in recent weeks because they have seen something unfamiliar – rising bond yields. In January, the US government 10-year bond...

Investing in the major socio-economic, environmental and technological themes of our times is becoming more accessible than ever, but how do investors sift through the...

PayPal laid bare its strategy last week at their investor day and it’s clear that consumer banking is squarely in its cross hairs. It has been a long journey for...

The year 2020 will be remembered for many events. Besides COVID-19, there were the Australian bushfires and US political turmoil. But financial markets also...

Investors' favourite word last year was “unprecedented," but this year “reflation” appears to be on everyone’s lips. For central bankers and investors, breakeven rates...

Investors are understandably fleeing cash and bonds in response to inadequate yields, poor prospective returns and government monetary and fiscal policies. The...

The head of investment platform Praemium (PPS), Michael Ohanessian sounds like he’s channelling the coronavirus when he says that “like any living organism, any...

This time last year Mrs S and I were heading off to Alentejo for a week of good food, wine and late winter sunshine. Thank goodness we did. It’s hard to remember the...

The Commonwealth Bank (ASX:CBA) released its results for the six months to December 2020. The numbers were generally better than expected across most lines resulting...

Climate change and how best to combat it is a major global concern. In 2021, we are finally seeing governments take action globally, with many announcing sizable...

Corporate culture is a hallmark of quality businesses, yet often overlooked by investors in favour of more quantitative touchpoints. A quality culture can drive...

Corporate Australia was rocked last year by the resignation of AMP’s chairperson. His abrupt departure followed accusations that the wealth manager’s senior leaders...

After a tough 2020 for income-focused investors, the outlook looks brighter as a new year dawns. Of late, dividend income has been subdued at best as the impact of the...

With the ASX 200 currently just 3.7% below its pre-pandemic level, many investors who didn’t buy the dip have a severe case of FOMO . Small caps are a possible...

Here at Livewire, we love charts. Nothing excites us more than when an interesting dataset crosses our channels, and we have recently been blessed with a high-quality...

Three weeks ago, you would likely never have heard of Dogecoin. The cryptocurrency launched in 2013 as a joke and remained relatively untouched by the market since....

Local market started positive on US lead before it was jammed up on low turnover. All sectors were green except for yield sectors like Utilities and Property. Miners...

Residential property tends to draw a lot of attention when investors get talking about Australian property. But with a market of more than $100 billion for industrial...

Welcome to the second episode of '4-minute Monday', a special series from Nikko AM built around ASX reporting season. Each Monday, I sit down with the team and...

The star holding for us in 2021 thus far is US vaccine producer Novavax, which has risen 183% year to date after reporting positive Phase 3 data in its UK and South...