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There is a growing buzz around accessibility of Chinese onshore (A) equity to a wider investor base (due to the further inclusion in widely used market indices)....

A booming session for the ASX today well and truly outpacing other regional markets while US Futures were also fairly muted during our time zone – it was simply a case...

Debt issuance from Australian corporates has been running hot in recent months, with some $5.5bn of credit issued into the public and private markets since September...

EL&C Baillieu Chief Investment Officer Malcolm Wood expects improved investment returns for global emerging markets over the next 12 months, driven by:a likely...

Global MarketsTwo major markets concerns appear to have been resolved over the past week, with US President Trump concluding his “phase 1” deal with China and...

In the latest episode of Coolabah Capital Investments' popular Complexity Premia podcast we discuss: a summary of the bond market’s performance in 2019; the...

If you wrote a list of your New Year's investment resolutions, what would you include? Trade less? Avoid microcaps? Diversify more? Go global? Hold less cash? There...

One of our largest positions is Bravura, which is also a newly disclosed holding. This is a company that we have followed for a long...

The second half of the post-GFC period has been an extraordinary one for global markets. Government action and unprecedented monetary policy from Central Banks around...

It’s unusual to see a more than 30% allocation to financials with virtually no big banks in the mix. We had a chance to ask David Poppenbeek from K2 to run through his...

This time last year we surveyed our readers for their thoughts on some key market issues and also asked for their number one stock pick for 2019. Soon after, I...

While growth investors are used to paying for stocks trading at premium valuations, there comes a point when even the most rapidly growing business may not be a...

The passing of Paul Volcker this week has seen an outpouring of tributes to “the giant who slayed inflation”. Whilst he is most well known for leading the Federal...

In the same way that their children wait on its mythical namesake, a lot of investors will head into the Christmas-New Year period hanging out for the proverbial Santa...

Investors, of all types, can no longer ignore that they need to refine their income investments. With the major banks under continued regulatory pressure, the...

In one of the biggest shake-ups of the financial advice industry in years, the government’s Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority has blanket-banned...

There is a common misconception that a wholesale switch to electric vehicles will radically increase demand for electricity. As we outline in this infographic, it...

A positive day for the local market, but probably not as bullish as a lot of traders were expecting today given the double whammy of good news. Firstly reports suggest...

Did the Australian economy present any surprises over 2019?Growth turned out to be weaker than expected as downside risks materialised. Offshore, the trade and...

(Ed note: First published 13 Dec' 2019). 2019 was expected to be a challenging one for markets, however as the year-end nears, Australian indexes are up 20 percent on...