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News that two major Chinese cities are finally emerging from their COVID-19 lockdown slumber has once again highlighted the huge opportunity set available in Asia.

Optimism and confidence in the Australian job market is growing and expanding throughout the country, with the latest data from the Regional Australia Institute showing that there were 84,600 regional job vacancies in April 2022, up 24.8% compared to a year earlier

As Anthony Albanese is sworn in as the new Prime Minister and the Labor Party takes power for the first time in close to a decade, there have been a lot of high profile moves in political circles.

While the media they use have been in a state of constant disruption for at least 25 years, the noble arts of sales and marketing remain steadfast in pursuit of their goals. Next month’s MAX Awards will tell us how they are faring.

Aging populations are putting strain on pension and health care systems and the Covid-19 pandemic, by causing people to delay births and pushing up the number of dependents, hasn’t helped.

As an adviser, you want your clients to be educated on the importance of financial advice.  Research has shown that a one-size-fits-all approach to communication isn’t the most effective tactic and while it’s near impossible to customise messages person to person, it turns out that it’s quite easy to customise them by one big factor…

“(The biggest benefit) of late stage venture capital is the uncorrelated nature of the asset class,” said Kevin Moss, president and portfolio manager at late stage venture capital manager Liberty Street Advisors (LSA). “Everybody’s looking for the capital gains of course, but this really differentiates the asset class… And history will tell you that periods…

The “widow-maker” in the Australian investment context has long referred to those willing or stupid enough to take a short position on the “big four” banks. Being such a huge part of the benchmark and with clear government support, betting against the sector has carried too much career risk for many. But in 2021 and…

Australians are the richest they have ever been, with household wealth jumping to a record $14.68 trillion in the December quarter of 2021, a rise of 4.5 per cent from the September quarter, while wealth per capita increased to an all-time high of $566,541, according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Almost…

Last year’s global economic rebound, combined with increases in the prices of shares and property, have boosted the number of ultra-wealthy people worldwide, with their number rising at a faster pace in 2021 than in 2020, despite the lingering Covid-19 pandemic. The number of ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs), or those with US$30 million ($40 million) or…

New York-based ETF provider Global X, with US$40 billion ($53.3 billion) in assets under management across more than 80 products, is preparing to launch in the Australian market, and has announced a huge step in its mission. This week, the ETF provider announced the appointment of Blair Hannon as head of investment strategy of the…

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…