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In the AFR I write today about The Big Short (brief except only enclosed). Specifically, since late last year, we’ve had several contrarian views. First, US markets...

For those who haven't heard of him, Rick Rieder is BlackRock's chief investment officer of global fixed income, head of the global asset allocation team, and chairman...

The RBA lifted the cash rate yesterday by 25 basis points, to 0.35%. And just like that, its war on inflation - to be waged against aggregate demand - is underway. ...

While media reporting on Victoria's budget has been confusing, it has surprised the market, investors and analysts with material downward revisions to the size of...

In recent weeks I’ve been discussing ‘peak inflation’ and the headwinds facing stock markets with clients. This week, it appears to have dawned on investors that...

Bond markets in Australia have had a tough time of late. Bond yields have climbed briskly, fearing a patient Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) might just need to play...

For more than two decades, investors have put faith in the value of the traditional 60:40 portfolio (1). This portfolio structure was designed to protect investors...

We believe that one of the biggest issues for financial markets in the period ahead is the risk of a recession in the world's largest economy bringing down equity...

The NSW budget remarkably remained close to balance in February, as yesterday's data release shows, providing welcome news for NSW Treasurer Matt Kean. The budget...

By almost anyone’s measure, 330 years is an impressive lifespan. And with the first-ever government bond issued by the Bank of England in 1693, it’s unlikely the fixed...