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The world of alternative investments is at a crossroads. As markets defy expectations and liquidity concerns take centre stage, investors find themselves forced to rethink how they deploy capital in an increasingly complex environment.

Bringing together our insiders community to share perspectives, debate strategies, and refine their approach to portfolio construction is always an enlightening exercise.

What do you do when you finish high school? “Go with your strengths,” Peta Nunn’s school careers counsellor told her. So, she found herself in a maths degree at university. But something didn’t feel right.

By investing in healthcare property, specialist teams can offer both stable income and the potential for capital growth. But it’s the idiosyncratic characteristics of property healthcare that make it so attractive according to Barwon.

The evolving nature of advisers’ client bases, and the work they do for different parts of those, is leading to title creep. But there is little in the way of official guidance on what titles are appropriate.

Private credit is booming across the globe, and while a bullish prognostication from alternative asset manager Blackstone won’t surprise there is enough evidence to suggest the prediction is likely accurate.

In real estate, investors need to think more broadly than the traditional sectors of office buildings and shopping centres. Digital infrastructure and industrial property are one way to update the portfolio.

The Australian sharemarket posted a positive finish to the week, gaining 0.4 per cent, but with the S&P/ASX200 still managing to lose 0.2 per cent across the five days. The technology sector was buoyed by NVIDIA’s massive result overnight, with data centre operator Next DC (ASX:NXT) adding 1.9 per cent and hitting another all-time high…

The local sharemarket followed a weak global lead with both the All Ordinaries (ASX:XAO) and S&P/ASX200 (ASX:XJO) dropped 1.3 per cent on Friday, following a 1.6 per cent fall the day prior. Oil and energy prices remain the biggest influence, with the once popular sector falling 4 per cent on Friday and 4.9 per cent…

As potential clients become more discerning, advisers must have a framework through which to consider investments for inclusion in portfolios, but also to extract the most personal of information from clients.

Markets have moved sharply to reprice Chinese assets upwards after the world’s second-largest economy signalled its reopening. However, some doubt the sustainability of the current bull market, saying key ingredients for a lasting recovery are missing.

Despite its lack of liquidity, PE’s popularity in the institutional and wholesale market is set to filter into the retail market with more fund managers offering a conduit to access the burgeoning sector.