covid-19

With exploding volatility, extensive business disruption, and unprecedented levels of uncertainty, it is more important than ever for financial planners and investors...

We've called the peak in new COVID-19 infections in Australia, which appears to have occurred a week or two ago in line with our contrarian March forecasts (see the...

‘Unprecedented’ is a word that has slipped into our collective vocabulary largely unnoticed these last few weeks, but with...

If the recent market rally has taken you by surprise, you’re not alone. Since hitting a low around 23 March, the S&P/ASX200 Index has rebounded almost 20 per cent,...

We believe markets are still overly optimistic and are failing to properly consider the ongoing challenges. As such, the current bounce may prove to simply be a bear...

COVID-19, the black swan event virus that heralded the end of the sharemarket’s longest bull run ever, has led to extreme volatility and some of the biggest market...

Sustainable investing has grown exponentially in recent years. In the US, net flows into sustainable funds reached $20.6 billion in 2019, more than four times the...

Global equity markets have surged higher over the past 24 hours on the back of positive developments in the containment of COVID-19. Sunday saw a significant pull-back...

Consistent with our contrarian March forecast, Australia appears to have passed through its peak in new infection cases, and successfully flattened its curve, which is...

In the past week client questions have centred around five key topics. These are our answers. 1. How ‘wrong’ is consensus on economic growth? Traditional...

I am getting asked a lot about what we think will happen once we pass through the Global Virus Crisis' (GVC) two key regime-changing events that I discussed over the...

Easing geo-political tensions and better growth momentum as we entered 2020 are but a distant memory. The month of March delivered rolling shocks—from the spread of...

“The more we are locking down, the more we are slowing the spread. The other side to that is that it prolongs the extent of the economic shutdown.” Phillip Coorey, AFR...

Today I will provide a quick update on our latest data analytics on infections, deaths, and our current forecasts for the US and Australia, which seem to be coming to...

We told investors last month that our view on the situation surrounding COVID-19 is a balanced one. That largely remains the case today and the Fund still has dry...

Much global human activity is grinding to a halt as Q2 2020 gets underway. Rolling lockdowns of economies around the world have driven sharp falls in leading...

After a wild few weeks that’s seen most major equity indexes fall by a third, before a rally of around 20%, even the most experienced investors are scratching their...

Along with the horrible human consequences, the coronavirus pandemic is having a huge impact on the way we live and as a result investment markets. This has raised a...

To describe recent market volatility as high is to understate the facts. Since the peak on February 19, the US market has registered the most rapid sell-off ever, its...

We have published a more formal paper on our internal forecasting method for COVID-19, which has projected a peak in the new infection cases in the US and Australia in...