australian equities

COVID-19 will have a very significant impact on economies, markets and people’s lives. Unfortunately, this is our starting point. While the virus will have a very...

Late on Monday, FNArena Editor Rudi Filapek-Vandyck sent out his Weekly Insights email to FNArena subscribers. In it, he describes the 2020 financial markets'...

In our December Quarterly Outlook Statement, I published the below article highlighting a higher required return from equities should we continue to extrapolate low...

For a while it looked like nothing could derail the constant drive higher in asset prices as central banks worked out that with quiescent inflation they could continue...

What a difference two days can make. When markets closed on Friday night, RBA Cash Rate futures were pricing in an 11% probability of a reduction in interest rates. By...

There is a certain seductiveness to a bearish investment argument. The chance to appear like a rational actor in a crazy world. The opportunity to be able to say “I...

For as long as there have been markets, there have been people looking for ways to gain an advantage. From scams and fraud in under-regulated markets before the...

At the start of each calendar year, we like to take the time to identify what themes & opportunities (T&Os) have the potential to contribute to performance for the...

Behavioural economists will tell you that big, round numbers (like 7,000) can have a large influence on investor emotion and behaviour. Round number bias is described...

The current period of economic expansion is one of the longest in history, with US GDP growing for a record 124 months while Australia is now in its 29th year without...