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The end of FY2022 feels a little like a blur of problems, people and red numbers; that’s not even considering what we have just been through.

It’s a cliché that sometimes, the best way to view a problem is to go somewhere else and look at it from a different perspective.

The end of 2022 feels a little like a blur of problems, people and red numbers, that’s not even considering what we have just been through.

While share prices have fallen this year, Australian companies remain well-cashed-up and profits sit at record highs, which will help to drive gains next year, according to the research house.

This week marks the start of a fresh new year. ‘Out with the old, and in with the new’ is the old adage. Unfortunately, it’s not so straightforward with the Reserve Bank of Australia.

“Greenwashing” has once again been highlighted as the major challenge for the financial advice industry when it comes to embracing responsible and ethical investment options.

High-conviction alternatives manager, HMC Capital has announced the launch of its new HMC Capital Partners Fund 1, which will seek to invest in private and public businesses with real-asset backing.

In a year marred by rising volatility, inflation, war and supply disruptions, sharemarkets fought a battle between positives and negatives which weighed on equities as investors rotated out of growth assets and into safety.

In a year shaped by geopolitical tensions, a pandemic, war, inflation and supply-chain disruptions, the number one threat perceived by the general public remains inflation.

Morgan Stanley have released their note covering the 2022 Midyear Economic Outlook. Most major economies, including the U.S., Europe, the United Kingdom and China, are each tracking toward GDP growth that will be half that of 2021.

Global investment manager, First Sentier Investors, has launched an ESG-friendly property fund which has a built-in carbon overlay feature that allows for the comprehensive measurement and reporting of carbon emissions on all the underlying assets.

While several weeks ago now, the threat of 75 basis point hikes is no longer in the future, it has and will likely happen more than once in 2022.