These days, becoming a financial adviser is no easy feat. Following the banking and financial services Royal Commission, the bar was raised, with higher education and professional standards put in place to lift the education, training and ethical standards of financial advisers. Financial advisers must be licensed (hold an AFSL) and new advisers must have…
Australian Ethical’s Master Class session, hosted by The Inside Network, was titled “Investing for a better world.” It brought together external industry influencers to discuss how technologies will shape and dominate the next few years, with a particular focus on blockchain and recycling products. It was a practical panel session to give investors a real…
Since their adoption, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been a mixed bag with a long list of lessons learned by United Nations member states and private market investors alike. The 17 SDGs present an opportunity to invest in the sustainable future of people and the planet. The opportunities cover a wide array of…
Known for his clever wit and open frankness, investment guru Charlie Munger, reinforced his value style of investing by comparing today’s markets with that of the Dotcom boom while supporting China’s recent expansion. At the same time, voicing his concerns on the growing use of cryptocurrency, which he says should banned. Munger appeared in good…
The M&A boom is set to continue in 2022 according to deals frenzy set to continue into 2022, according to Corrs Chambers Westgarth’s M&A 2022 Outlook report. The Australian M&A market has sprung back to life, with current conditions paving the way for another busy year ahead, As it stands, Australia is set for its…
The moment the investment world has been waiting for has come. ETF Securities appears set to be the first Australian ETF provider to launch a listed strategies that tracks the spot price of two of the world’s largest cryptocurrencies, Ethereum and Bitcoin. Subject to regulatory approval, ETF Securities is set to launch into the crypto…
At the recent Inside Network ESG Master Class, Australian Ethical’s chief investment officer, David Macri, alongside Mike Murray, head of equities, together with Garvin Jabusch, chief investment officer of US-based asset manager Green Alpha’s long-only equity strategy, presented the case for investing sustainably across their funds. Green Alpha uses a simple yet effective long-only investment strategy. Jabusch…
That nasty word keeps popping up. Stagflation. And it’s a worrying sign of things to come. Expectations for future price increases have suddenly gone from ‘transitory’ to ‘temporary’ after a rise in Australian government bond yields had the RBA scrapping its ‘yield curve control’ policy which looked to peg 2024 government yields at 0.1%. Expectations…
Post-pandemic, the global economic recovery has been effective, buoyed by strong government stimulus, both fiscal and monetary. While most of the world suffered limited scarring, many of the policy choices that were made will have an enduring impact, according to JP Morgan. The group presented its 2022 Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions (LTCMAs) which gave a…
Opportunities only the private equity market can offer have been unlocked and captured by global ETF provider VanEck. The ETF provider has stepped into the private equity space with a focus on unlocking investment opportunities in start-ups, buy-outs, and project financing. Van Eck will soon list the Global Listed Private Equity ETF (ASX: GPEQ). According…
