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The team at Evergreen Consultants has released cutting-edge research that reveals the direction markets will take with higher inflation. The 2021 issue of Evergreen Consultants’ Long-Term Expected Returns Framework has made ground-breaking projections that dispel inflationary concerns. Projections show the Australian and global equity markets outpacing most other asset classes in the decade ahead. Evergreen…

L1 Capital has taken out the prestigious ‘Alternative Investment Manager of the Year Award’ at the annual Australian Alternative Investment Awards for 2021. The award presentations were held in conjunction with the 20th anniversary Hedge Funds Rock charity dinner in Sydney last Friday night (December 10). They represented a welcome and lively return to normality…

ASX losing run snapped, Fortescue CEO leaves, gold miners outperform The S&P/ASX200 managed to snap a four-week losing run to post a 1.5 per cent gain over the week.This was despite falling 0.4 per cent on Friday ahead of an all-important inflation print in the US Shares in Fortescue (ASX: FMG) fell 0.8 per cent after CEO Elizabeth Gaines announced she would…

 Markets couldn’t overcome weaker sentiment today, initially trading higher but ultimately falling 0.3 per cent and breaking the 2 per cent gains in recent days. Only two sectors posted positive returns, being utilities and healthcare, which gained 0.4 and 0.2 per cent respectively with the rest falling into negative territory. The worst was the energy sector, down 1.1…

And just like that, the year is almost over. As 2021 comes to an end, there’s a lot to celebrate, both good and bad. The pandemic is largely behind us, with multiple vaccines administered across the world, but at a great cost and a hefty debt bill. But there is light at the end of the…

 The S&P/ASX200 (ASX: XJO) continued its positive run, gaining another 1.3 per cent with every sector of the market finishing higher. The standouts were the technology, communications and materials sector, which all gained 2.1 per cent. The buy now pay later companies finally saw a reprieve, with Zip Co (ASX: Z1P) topping the market after gaining 10.9 per cent and Afterpay (ASX:…

Positive news from the White House on the severity of the Omicron variant supported another surge in the S&P/ASX200 (ASX: XJO), which gained 1 per cent, taking the winning streak to three straight days. Consumer-facing companies, particularly travel stocks, lead the way with the sector up 1.6 per cent, slightly behind the healthcare and tech sectors which gained 1.7 and 1.9 per…

ASX weak on CBA tumble, AUD falls on weak wage data, Seven, Seek upgrades The S&P/ASX200 (ASX: XJO) finished 0.7 per cent lower on Wednesday, with market behemoth the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) dropping over 8 per cent and dragging the financial sector down 2.7 per cent along with it. Most other sectors were higher led by the IT and…

ASX falls despite dovish RBA, energy, mining lower, OZ Minerals upgrades The S&P/ASX200 (ASX: XJO) fell another 0.7 per cent despite strong comments from the Reserve Bank of Australia Governor who confirmed interest rates would be doing nowhere until at least 2024. Every sector barring technology finished lower, which gained 0.2 per cent during the session. Once again, the materials and energy sectors were weaker as…

ASX down 0.2 per cent, unemployment surprise, iron ore rallies The S&P/ASX200 (ASX: XJO) finished the week on a stronger note, gaining 0.8 per cent behind a strong recovery in the mining sector, which gained 2.3 per cent. The likes of Fortescue (ASX: FMG) and BHP (ASX: BHP) added 2 and 2.8 per cent respectively on the back of a rise in the…