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Rate cuts by emerging market central bankers may hold back any rebound in these countries’ currencies as the global economy recovers. But monetary policymakers across...

Local market was jammed up by global investors on a macro trade out of EU and into Australia. It was triggered by the second wave lockdowns in EU. Euro fell and pushed...

Investing requires making a judgment about the future, and yet it is only when we grasp the limits of our knowledge that we can make good investment decisions and...

Interest rates have been on a secular decline for 3 decades dropping from midteen interest rates in 1990 to below 1% in a post pandemic world. By contrast equity...

It wasn’t that long ago that investing in Asia was a foreign concept to most investors. More recently, the rise of national champions like Alibaba, Tencent and...

An ability to bank franking credits, to capitalise on an influx of short-term trading, and to package up different risk hedges are among the key advantages of listed...

Local market had another negative and volatile day where global investors were the dominant player chasing AUDUSD. RBA tried to jawbone the currency lower with multi...

Blame Canada! That's where exchange-traded funds (ETF) came from; the inaugural fund, known as Toronto Index Participation Shares (TIPS), listed in 1990 and tracked...

Mystery. Uncertainty. An as yet unsolved riddle. If 2020 taught us anything it's that the only certainty was uncertainty. And if there's one key takeout of the FY20...

The last six months has been a uniquely challenging period, with the COVID-19 disruption being significant enough to bring Australia’s 29 year recession-free streak to...

Local market had another negative and volatile day with lower stimulus, US election uncertainty, EU second wave and China geopolitics weighing on sentiment. The...

When COVID-19 hit Australia in March, credit spreads across the whole investment grade bond market responded by migrating wider and prices headed lower. We saw this as...

Technology has kicked off a multi-year journey where consumers are accelerating the pace of adoption of the cloud, e-commerce and other technologies, while businesses...

I’m often asked why I'm fixated on bonds rather than following the herd with shares and cash. I blame this fixation on my age and sentiment. I am also a control...

Managed by Perpetual Investments the Perpetual Credit Income Trust (ASX:PCI) aims to provide investors with monthly income by investing in a diversified pool of credit...

Australia’s first recession in three decades provides an opportunity for fixed income investors who can navigate the liquidity crunch, interest rate risk and threat of...

In the AFR I write that another week passes and yet another bank has upgraded its housing outlook in line with our heterodox March forecast for a zero to 5 per cent...

We're covering two week's worth of raises in this edition. The week of the 7th September saw $477m of fresh equity issued across 21 transactions. Nearmap, PointsBet...

Who says boring can't be beautiful? While much of the attention in ASX small caps has centred around Buy Now, Profit Later and e-commerce stocks, a handful of quality...

WAM Leaders Lead Portfolio Manager Matthew Haupt knows what a challenging time it’s been for investors, especially following the recent reporting season that saw a...