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In-depth analysis of markets, policy, and investment themes shaping the Australian financial advice industry.
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The case against complacency: Why the S&P/ASX 200 is holding advisers back
Dion Hershan, head of Australian equities at Yarra Capital Management, doesn’t believe in sugar-coating market narratives. His message to The Inside...
The ‘magnificent’ compression: What a P/E reset means for growth investors
For several years, investors, from institutional to retail, couldn’t get enough of the tech stocks with all their promises of future growth. But now the...
The golden age for active management in Australia
At a time when the asset management industry seems to be gravitating inexorably toward passive investing – with low-cost ETFs pulling in record inflows and...
Harnessing the power of improvement on the ESG continuum
In an era of volatility and heightened societal that influence the sentiment toward sustainable investing, Grace Su, Portfolio Manager at ClearBridge...
The dead parrot of financial planning
In Monty Python’s famous Dead Parrot sketch, John Cleese tries to return a clearly dead parrot to the pet shop, but the shopkeeper insists it's “just...
Don’t be trumped by the White House’s economic nostrums
Three adviser firms are telling their clients to trust their portfolio structures to ride out the current market volatility largely sparked by a looming trade...
Close your eyes, relax and enjoy the wealth
Relax, stop worrying; you’re well-off. Australian household wealth per person is now $623,000, putting us right up there with the richest in the world. Not...
How to invest as interest rates fall
So, interest rates have finally been cut in Australia. Once again, our central bank took longer than most expected to ease financial conditions for Australian...
Market concentration, macro headwinds slam active managers in 2024
In case any active managers needed reminding, asset consulting firm Frontier Advisors has confirmed that 2024 was the most challenging year for global active...
Defusing the behaviour bomb that blows up client contentment: Jonathan Blau
Dramatic market events aren't the problem for client portfolios, but the way clients react to them can be. Once New York adviser Jonathan Blau started shaping...
Capital investment can thrive through 'reglobalisation' era, despite integration crisis
Investors should keep a close eye on the new Cold War brewing between China and the US, but its outcome could still support “robust” trade and investment...