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High grade sovereign (or government) bonds remain as relevant as ever in an uncertain and complex market environment. Today’s bond yields are indeed low, and some...

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 focus of this reporting season will be on free-cash-flow and the valuation impact on REITs due to COVID-19. The market will look for clarity on various treatments...

Over recent months, market sentiment has swung from pure panic in March, bargain hunting and speculation (particular from first-time retail investors) in April and...

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic rocked global financial markets, Australia was on its way to join the lower yield world. Now, Australian investors in search of...

Following the Global Financial Crisis, there were limited alternatives to banks for Australian companies aiming to access financing. As one of the leading non-bank...

On Friday, 6th August, President Trump issued two executive orders banning U.S. transactions from WeChat, the Chinese ‘uber’ app owned by Chinese technology giant,...

Shareholders in Australia’s largest bank, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, would have been relieved to read that the bank has delivered a decent full-year result –...

More commonly remembered by its lyrics, the 1997 song ‘Tubthumping’ by British band Chumbawamba topped charts globally, becoming an international hit. The single was...

The financial fallout from COVID-19 is now in plain sight as the first wave of results which fully capture the damage from forced lockdowns are released to the market....

In recent years, the lobby group for directors of large companies has been increasingly whingeing about various avenues for company directors to be held accountable....

Whether you’re investing in ASX small caps, global large caps, or somewhere in between, one challenge that all investors face is how to narrow down a huge universe of...

Markets have rebounded strongly from their March lows, despite entering one of the deepest economic downturns in history. But that’s not the whole story. We have...

Welcome to the FNArena Reporting Season Monitor for the August result season 2020. The Monitor reports ratings and consensus price target changes, along with brief...

In the AFR this weekend I write that a reasonable proposition might be to suggest that in the modern history of humanity, asset prices have never been more distorted...

President Trump’s policy approach thus far has focused on cutting taxes, redefining the US relationship with major trading partners – most notably triggering the trade...

The landscape of the financial advice industry has changed rapidly over the past decade, meaning major changes for clients and advisers alike. To unpack the changes,...

We've been talking about MM’s reflation outlook a lot recently i.e. we anticipate inflation will finally rear its head courtesy of the unprecedented degree of...

Looking at the sharemarket’s performance over the last few months, some would be tempted to assume that the worst of the economic damage inflicted by the COVID-19...

There are few advantages to getting older. But one undeniable plus is the perspective it provides. This is particularly important for investors because while market...