Alternatives

In an era of heightened uncertainty, alternative assets represent a unique opportunity for retail investors to gain diversification benefits, reduced cyclicality and...

After 18-months that has seen retail investment soar to previously unimaginable highs, it's obvious that many are chasing the next big idea. We’ve all heard the terms...

Investors may not realise that under the hood of a private debt fund are many individually negotiated loans that ensure unitholders receive a certain monthly income...

It’s no secret that more investors are seeking alternatives as historically low interest rates and emergency levels of stimulus spending are making stocks and bonds...

Legendary but perhaps lesser-known investor David Swensen passed away earlier this month. Mr Swensen had been the CIO of the Yale University Endowment since 1985 – so...

To quote the legendary Jeremy Grantham’s thoughts on markets from The Rules of Investing podcast: “This is a bubble, this is serious”. Livewire readers share that...

As we approach the halfway mark of 2021 it’s fair to say there’s a lot going on. The first 100 days of the Biden presidency have elapsed, the COVID-19 vaccine is...

A signpost for a permanent change in the operations of financial markets, or is it just another footnote in the absurd history of social media's growing influence on...

In theory, the goals of all investors are founded on the same underlying principle—to maximise returns for the risk that they are willing to bear, or to maximise...

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines 'Lalaland' as: 'a euphoric, dreamlike mental state detached from the harsher realities of life'. 'Lalaland' is also how I...

Private equity appeals to perhaps more investors than ever, given historically low interest rates, flattening of fixed income yields and COVID’s crushing of stock...

Ahead of the Pinnacle 2020 Virtual Summit, we asked two Alternatives managers and two Emerging Strategies managers to share a chart from their presentation and explain...

Coming into 2020, income investors had been on a “hunt for yield” due to low interest rates globally. Fast forward to the present and the search for income has only...

The ASX200 fell roughly 10% in the financial year just finished, which included a terrifying 35% plunge and euphoric 30% rally in a 16-week period. This loss-making...

We have not made any tactical changes to portfolios this month after last month’s decision to trim equities. We remain modestly overweight risk, led by our positioning...

Alternative investments continue to be prominent in the portfolios of some of the world’s most sophisticated investors, including sovereign wealth funds, endowments...

The last couple of months have been extremely volatile to say the least, and this has naturally presented a lot of challenges for investors. Recent years have seen...

Earnings season is heating up in earnest, giving investors a clear glimpse into the economic impact of the global lockdowns designed to slow the spread of the...

Following the biggest market sell-off since the Global Financial Crisis in 2008 and volatility not seen since the 1987 crash, we turn to our investment teams for their...

2019. What a year it’s been. Headlines were dominated by trade wars, franking credits, astronomical multiples for tech stocks, failed IPO’s, the long-awaited crash...