Investment

Aussie economy to ‘bumble along’: Blackrock

The director of Blackrock’s fixed income division isn't concerned about a recession in Australia, but says there are other things to be conscious of including unemployment and trade.

Tahn SharpeSeptember 19, 2019

Investment

UniSuper, Sunsuper see higher equity markets

Two of Australia's largest superannuation funds expect markets to climb a wall of worry, extending a 'record-breaking' bull market.

Sarah JonesSeptember 18, 2019

Investment

Is active investing doomed?

The academic evidence is not sufficient to write-off an active approach, says ANU's Geoff Warren, it just depends on the circumstances.

Geoff WarrenSeptember 16, 2019

Investment

Time to come clean: Upstart calls out platform conflicts

The head of WealthO2 is reproaching platform providers for accepting shelf fees and taking a cut on cash accounts. Advisers aren’t the only ones that need to strip out conflicts, she reckons.

Tahn SharpeSeptember 12, 2019

Investment

Now is the time to be a contrarian investor: Allan Gray

Finding conviction in an unloved stock is a “difficult manoeuvre”, according to Julian Morrison from contrarian fund manager Allan Gray, which counts AMP among its active positions.

Jessica SierSeptember 11, 2019

Investment

The super industry’s drive for scale: Who benefits?

The argument that bigger fund leads to better returns is mixed and is largely dependent on liquidity and opportunity size. The evidence on the benefits of scale is not encouraging so far.

Michael KolloSeptember 9, 2019

Investment

Advice in the 2020s about empathy, not information

Values needs to move from the periphery to the focal point, because when it comes to information provision the machines have got advisers beat according to Tassos Stassopoulos.

Tahn SharpeSeptember 4, 2019

Debt & Fixed Income

Global risk a ‘sobering picture’: Shyam-Sunder

There's no framework for understanding the risks in current global financial markets, according to the World Bank Group's chief risk officer who gave a sobering speech in Sydney on Tuesday.

Amanda WhiteSeptember 3, 2019

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Investment

Aussie economy to ‘bumble along’: Blackrock

Investment

UniSuper, Sunsuper see higher equity markets

Investment

Is active investing doomed?

Investment

Time to come clean: Upstart calls out platform conflicts

Investment

Now is the time to be a contrarian investor: Allan Gray

Investment

The super industry’s drive for scale: Who benefits?

Investment

Advice in the 2020s about empathy, not information

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