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Sustainable funds boom surges to another record
Flows into ESG-focused managed funds hit a record $2.9 billion during the June quarter, as total assets in that group jumped 66 per cent for the full 12...
Singularity: where innovation meets sustainability
In the beginning, was the word and the word was ‘ethical’. Now we have lots of words: ‘responsible’, ‘sustainable’,...
Are you pricing water risk?
Devastating floods, unseasonal hurricanes, excessive droughts, megafires, and more demonstrate how extreme water risk is global now. From an investor’s...
Separating good stock picking from momentum
Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Looking back at the events of the last 18 months, it becomes abundantly clear what actions both investment advisers and fund...
The end is nigh as inflation rises to 3.8%
Australia’s inflation rate was released yesterday, hitting 3.8% over the year to June, from 1.1% for the twelve months to March. Looking at media...
Risk-adjusted equity returns critical: Evergreen Ratings
Evergreen Ratings recently awarded the Alceon High Conviction Absolute Return Fund a “Commended” rating for its “tried and tested processes,...
Who will repay the debt?
Despite a brief moment in the sun during the depths of the pandemic, Modern Monetary Theory or MMT, somewhat disappointingly remains on the fringes of economic...
All eyes on China - bond defaults in focus
Growing concerns on China’s corporate bond market defaults have investors worried that it could manifest into something bigger. Bond defaults have been...
Australian 'attention bias' obscuring EM opportunities
Over the past month, Australians have been reminded that the COVID-19 pandemic is still keeping the country in check. Like many other countries around the...
Claremont expands high-conviction equity offering
Claremont Global founder Bob Desmond may well have one of the most interesting CVs among Australia’s leading portfolio managers. Born in Zimbabwe, he cut...
Why advisers are deserting Platinum
Comment by Jamie Nemtsas I have been an adviser for 25 years and, apart from a quick dalliance with AMP as a graduate, I have worked at or owned a...
Clouded outlooks merit cautious approach: Platinum
Platinum Asset Management delivered its latest quarterly report last week, which was largely a mixed bag of results. Five of the eight funds beat their...
Are you reframing the future of asset management or is it reframing you?
Ernst and Young (EY) has released a research publication titled the “Future of asset management.” As the title suggests, a transformation in the...
Asian Equities on the right side of disruption
Covid-19 continues to wreak havoc in some parts of Asia, resulting in humanitarian losses that will potentially have a deep and lasting impact on societal...