Markets

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.

The events in Russia and Ukraine offered a real time insight into the challenges facing ESG, ethical and sustainable investors around the world.

In a world gone social media crazy, having an influential media presence along with a few hundred thousand Twitter followers will secure you more than a yearly wage.

The United Nations has described the managers of global real estate assets as ‘one of the most important decision-making groups on Earth’.

Funds into thematic exchange traded funds (ETFs) have dried up this year as technology stocks get hit globally.

The Morningstar-owned private markets publication Pitchbook this week highlighted the growing risks in the economy along with the potential impact of higher interest rates on the popular venture capital and private equity sectors.

From Covid to conflict, all it took was just a few weeks for the market to shift its attention to the unfolding crisis in Ukraine and away from the pandemic.

For investors looking to build positions in quality technology firms, the US computer chip giants are trading at attractive price levels, with many brokers now rating them as a buy, according to data from the Wall Street Journal.

“We recently cut risk but stick with stocks over bonds for now. Equity prices now reflect much of the worsening macro-outlook and hawkish Fed” were the latest comments from the Blackrock Investment Institute in their weekly research note.

Private equity is eating the ASX alive. Nearly every other month there is another billionaire dollar private equity approach of an ASX company.

Private credit has been gathering pace both globally and in Australia, growing rapidly as businesses start to recognise the unique benefits of private lending and the opportunity that changing conditions in the banking sector provides.

The Liberal Party joined the ALP in focusing on housing affordability during their formal campaign launch this week.