Over the past five years, financial market participants have held more of a negative view of fixed rate bonds given that interest rates were expected to consistently move higher. While rising interest rates are obviously a risk for fixed rate investments ... Read more

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In the hit TV series, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Miriam "Midge" Maisel - married, mother of two from the upper west side of New York City - discovers a hidden talent for stand-up comedy. Her natural, unexpected wit creates twists and turns ... Read more

The above quote is now referred to as Amara's 'law' and was coined sometime in the 1960s by Roy Amara, Stanford University computer scientist and long-time head of the Institute for the Future. In current times of technology disruption and ultra-fast ... Read more

It is not often you will get this writer singing the praises of our bank regulator. But the recent discussion paper released by APRA on how to increase capital to meet global standards for our major Australian banks, in our view, is not only spot on ... Read more

For the better part of the last two years, we have been positive about the broader economic outlook, confident that improving global growth and strong corporate earnings would drive markets higher. At the same time, reasonable valuation levels only ... Read more

In the wake of the global financial crisis (GFC), index ETFs were meant to offer risk-averse investors a safe and easy way to gain diversification. But nine years into the global market's bull run, they appear to be pushing US tech stocks into unrealistic ... Read more

For centuries the investment industry has been plagued by storytelling and chart chasing. In the 1600s, it was tulip bulbs in the Netherlands. In the early 1700s, it was securities issued by the South Sea Company. In the 1800s, it was land certificates ... Read more

The listed Australian small companies' market is known for its significant capital growth, wealth creation and most importantly the fostering of innovative emerging businesses. It is the birthplace of many of Australia's largest companies including ... Read more