In Focus
In-depth analysis of markets, policy, and investment themes shaping the Australian financial advice industry.
- Abbey Minogue
- Alex Lennard
- Australian Ethical
- Ben Walsh
- Brad Tank
- Contributor
- Cristina Lee
- David Chaplin
- David Simon
- Drew Meredith
- Eleanor Moriarty
- Eleece Quilliam
- Emanuel Datt
- Giselle Roux
- Greg Bright
- Henry Maxey
- Hilary Frisch
- Ishan Dan
- James Dunn
- Jamie Dannhauser
- Jamie Nemtsas
- Jonathan Ruffer
- Kristina Hooper
- Lachlan Buur-Jensen
- Lachlan Maddock
- Lauren French
- Laurence Parker-Brown
- Lisa Uhlman
- Michael Armitage
- Michael Arno
- Michael Block
- Nicholas Way
- Nicki Bourlioufas
- Omar Khan
- Owen Raszkiewicz
- Pzena Investment Management
- Richie Parsons
- Rob Perrone, Eric Marais & Shane Woldendorp
- Rob Prugue
- Sonali Desai
- Staff Writer
- Steve Russell
- Tahn Sharpe
- The Inside Adviser
- Tim Kruger
Proceed with caution in emerging markets
Investing in emerging markets is a bit like making a soufflé: it's a courageous undertaking fraught with the risk of things not working out as hoped. EM...
Will business and consumer confidence converge?
Global consumer and business confidence have diverged, a trend that started in 2018. It is otherwise pretty rare, only occurring two other times over the last...
Phony competition inducing consumer paralysis
Do you think you are paying more than you should for energy, banking, insurance, internet and phone services? You are not alone, and you are probably right.
Taking ESG beyond impact investing
For fixed-income investors, understanding environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors - as they are financially material to performance - has proven to...
New Zealand's search for an alternative to GDP
Last week's wellbeing budget in New Zealand was based on the Livings Standards Framework (LSF), a set of wellbeing measures that include cultural identity,...
What Tversky and Kahneman Could have Told Shorten
The Australian Labor Party's 2019 election campaign showed a depth and breadth of economic policies rare for an opposition party to present. Its policy agenda...
Developing Alternatives to GDP
As the federal election approaches, we’re expected to drown in slogans like “lower taxes”, “wage growth”, “franking credit...