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Managed futures strategies have produced positive returns during sustained equity market downturns, but not all funds are designed with the agility to generate “crisis alpha” during periods of sudden volatility. Matt Dorsten, co-portfolio manager of the PIMCO TRENDS Managed Futures Strategy Fund, and Christopher Santore, product strategist, talk with Mike Connor, product strategist, about how…

The Crypto-Powered Future is Already Here  Investing is essentially an attempt to predict the future by allocating capital to the most promising companies, technologies, or economic models, adjusted for risk tolerance. In December 2003, William Gibson, one of the most influential Cyberpunk authors, wrote ‘The future is already here – it’s just not evenly distributed.”…

Private equity (PE) investments are simply investments in private companies. There is a broad spectrum of private equity investment structures but typically it involves the PE manager (also known as a General Partner (GP) or sponsor) acquiring a controlling stake in a business. The asset class has grown tremendously over the past 10 years as…

The growing popularity and adoption of Bitcoin within daily financial infrastructure has sparked the curiosity of many individuals regarding the allocation of Bitcoin within their portfolios and self-managed super funds (SMSF).1 A survey by New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG) revealed that “62% of clients would switch financial advisors to one that offers advice about…

The financial services industry has not been immune from the socialisation and digitisation trend, with finfluencers now among the most powerful voices in the sector. The idea of a finfluencer is simple, springing from the “Instagram influencer” title that many younger people have sought to achieve, but simply with a financial twist. Spurred by the…

Inflation has been garnering headlines throughout the world in 2022. Economists, journalists, and investors across the entire asset-class spectrum are all seeking to understand the implications of an inflation rate that has reached multi-decade highs. Yet despite all the headlines, the concept, trends and issues remain poorly understood, that is, according to a recent white…

The Inside Network’s Alternatives Symposium welcomed financial advisers, asset consultants and family offices to collaborate and discuss the challenges faced in delivering CPI+plus returns over the next decade. Investment decision makers face an uncertain period for portfolio construction after a prolonged era of productive years. The thirty-year tailwind of falling interest rates has dissipated, triggering…

Following the Senate inquiry and recommendations into the crypto sector, Australia is fast on its way to becoming a leading digital innovation hub in the world, attracting overseas crypto and digital companies alike. This week, FTX, the world’s fastest-growing crypto exchange, announced plans to launch in Australia within weeks. 30-year-old founder Sam Bankman-Fried sank millions…

The Principals’ Community, steered by Kon Costas, has received strong support from the independent advisory community after parting ways with BT Financial Group. The sole purpose of the group is to provide support and guidance to AFSL holders that bar any institutional ownership complications. Costas is delighted with the support, saying: “The feedback and support…

As expectations for public market returns sour, much attention is being focused on the yield to be found in private equity. It’s still fairly inaccessible for the average investor. But investing in listed private equity – the managers themselves – can provide private equity returns with public market liquidity. To Barwon Investment Partners, private equity…

“During the Covid-19 crisis, we’ve heard anecdotally about women leaders doing a better job and new research backs that up.” According to Harvard Business Review, a study found that outcomes related to Covid-19, including number of cases and deaths, were systematically better in countries led by women. The study went on to say, “women were…

With our long period of near-zero interest rates seemingly at an end, every investor’s attention turns to the balance of their portfolio. Conventional wisdom is that now is the time to rethink exposure to real estate investments because rising interest rates are a drag on property values and rising inflation benefits other asset classes. There…