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Getting a grip as gold goes ga-ga

Gold’s spectacular rise has been a feature of the markets over the last couple of years, and judging from how the investment banks are sharpening the pencil...

Private credit: What to look for in an asset manager

With private credit garnering plenty of media attention lately, it’s important for investors to understand the underlying variations across this asset class....

Europe becomes flavour of the month as US equities hit a roadblock

Investors are right to diversify overseas. What they must remember is, it’s not just a US story focused on the 'Magnificent Seven.'

‘Monumental’ task has private infrastructure poised to surpass real estate in value

Private markets is clearly a rapidly growing part of the investment ecosystem, with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) recently citing...

Quiet-achiever asset class gets on with the job

The Australian image of the taciturn farmer, hard at work completely out of the spotlight, carrying a large part of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP)...

Deploying alternatives: A practical framework for advisers

In an evolving investment landscape, alternative assets are no longer a fringe consideration—they have become an essential component of a well-structured...

The six mistakes investors (and advisers) make

There’s nothing like a market correction to trigger a crisis in confidence for investors and advisers alike. Having been rewarded for taking on more risk and...

Cautionary tales on thematic investing in alternatives

Thematic investing has long been a source of fascination for investors, offering the promise of outsized returns driven by major structural shifts. Yet, as...

The ART of deploying alternative investments

Institutional investors have increasingly turned to alternative assets as a means of improving portfolio resilience, managing risk, and capitalising on...

Better than hybrids, but hiding in plain sight

The planned transition of $44 billion worth of additional Tier 1 (AT1) bank hybrids to Tier 2 capital by 2032 will see the last bank hybrid disappear by March...

The fixed income outlook: Sunny with a chance of showers

An audience of advisers, researchers, and asset allocators gathered in Sydney last week for an intimate discussion with Haran Karunakaran, dissecting the...

An alternatives lens: What to do with a problem like liquidity

The world of alternative investments is at a crossroads. As markets defy expectations and liquidity concerns take centre stage, investors find themselves...

Alternative allocations: The insiders community analyses the trade-offs in 2025

Bringing together our insiders community to share perspectives, debate strategies, and refine their approach to portfolio construction is always an...

Rethinking diversification: Foreign exchange as portfolio protection

For decades, advisers have relied on bonds as the go-to counterweight in a balanced portfolio. But as the correlation between bonds and equities turned...