Power Semiconductors Powering Our Lives
The wide adoption of EVs and the green transition will each have a profound effect on both the power semiconductor market and our lives, as Platinum’s Jimmy Su explains.
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Higher US Interest Rates Test the World
Magellan’s Michael Collins explains how a high US dollar exporting inflation, a shrinking US economy and struggles in emerging countries stand out among the challenges facing markets at the moment.
Read MoreHot in the City
As heatwaves become more frequent, city centre buildings will need to adapt. For investors in global cities, keeping a close eye on weather data will become vital.
Read MoreIs the Answer to CO2 Emissions Beneath Our Feet?
To meet the world’s net zero targets, new technologies will be needed to rapidly reduce emissions – carbon capture, utilisation and storage is one solution gaining significant traction.
Read MoreSchroder Real Return Fund August 2022 Update
Schroder Real Return Fund Portfolio Manager Simon Doyle talks about navigating the changing investment landscape and market volatility that has characterised 2022 to date.
Read MoreDigital Twins
GAM Investments’ David Goodman considers how ‘digital twins’ can fundamentally change industries via living digital simulation models that change alongside their physical counterparts.
Read MoreBanks in a Bind
The rising rate environment is problematic for Australian banks – if the negative trend in property prices continues, and if the NZ experience is any guide, bank loan growth should slow.
Read MoreRiding the Energy Capex Wave
Platinum’s Clay Smolinski discusses how, after an eight-year lull, the energy industry is seeing a large step-up in activity as countries seek to invest in and develop new sources of supply.
Read MoreT. Rowe Price July 2022 Global Equity Update
T. Rowe Price Equity Specialist Sam Ruiz gives his thoughts on the markets at the moment, as investors remain focused on rate impacts and potential recessions around the globe.
Read MoreStart of a Renewed Bull Market or Just Another Bear Market Rally?
How do you tell if what we’ve enjoyed over the past two months is the start of a renewed bull market or just another bear market rally? Tom Stevenson from Fidelity has a few suggestions.
Read MoreESG and Small Caps – How Strong Is the Relationship?
With investors’ increasing focus on ESG risks and opportunities, concerns surrounding the lower ESG performance of smaller companies versus their larger peers have emerged.
Read MoreScale the Name of the Game for Aquaculture
Max Andrews from the Melbourne-based AgFood Fund walks us through the current state of the aquaculture industry and how his firm is positioning itself in this sector moving forward.
Read MoreBooms, Busts and Investor Psychology
Investment markets are driven by more than just fundamentals. AMP’s Shane Oliver looks at how investor psychology plays a huge role and helps explain why asset prices go through periodic booms and busts.
Read MoreHow You Could Be Biodiversified
As the world finally wakes up to the increasing threat to biodiversity and natural capital, Fidelity believes investors have a crucial role to play – and a huge opportunity to seize.
Read MoreGold and Gold Stocks Oversold
Gold and gold stocks are oversold, though small inflows into the gold bullion backed ETFs in the last days of July and early August may be signalling an end to persistent outflows.
Read MoreFood as Software
GAM Investments’ Mark Hawtin considers the future of food and explains why it looks set to be one of the most exciting prospects for the next ten to fifteen years.
Read MoreCaution Does Not Mean ‘Run’
While JH’s Matt Peron believes the economy is likely to slow in the face of higher rates, investors’ can prudently stay invested due to solid corporate performance and lower valuations.
Read MoreQualitas Real Estate Income Fund (ASX: QRI) June 2022 Quarterly Update
Andrew Schwartz (Group Managing Director and Co-Founder) and Mark Power (Acting Head of Income Credit Funds and Head of Build-to-Rent Debt Fund) provide an update on the fund.
Read MoreA Fall in Earnings Estimates Could Worsen Sell-Off
While most major indexes are now in or near bear market territory, TRP’s Tim Murray explains why he thinks current stock prices may not have fully baked in a recessionary scenario.
Read MoreYou May Have Missed One Bandwagon; There Will Be More
Just as equity and bond investors were first to pull the plug, it will likely be those markets that regain their mojo first. Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson explains why there’s always another bandwagon.
Read MoreFidelity Future Leaders Fund ‘Super’ Series: Innovators
Fidelity has produced a series reviewing the ‘super’ sectors of the Australian ASX300 excluding the ASX50 stocks. In part one, James Abela and Monique Rooney look at ‘Innovators’.
Read MoreAlternative Plant-Based Protein Companies Losing Money Hand Over Fist
Max Andrews from the AgFood Fund looks at the current financial struggles of various plant-based protein companies around the world and how his fund is positioned in the sector.
Read MoreWhy Investors Need to Be Aware and Wary of Investment Cycles
AMP’s Shane Oliver looks at how cyclical fluctuations – a key aspect of investment markets – are mostly driven by economic developments and magnified by swings in investor sentiment.
Read MoreAn A-Z of Sustainability Terms for Investors
In the run-up to the COP27 climate conference in Egypt this November, Schroders have kindly put together a glossary of key sustainability terms for investors. It will be updated over time.
Read MoreNuclear Energy a Promising Solution for Climate Change
It’s easy to see why leaders are attracted to the self-sufficiency nuclear energy offers at a cheaper rate than all but the lowest-cost fossil fuels. But the eternal risk of catastrophe weighs heavily against it.
Read MorePositioning for a Hard Landing
As inflation continues to run hot, investors can look to insulate their portfolios by pursuing opportunities in the healthcare sector as well as by investing in ‘quality’ companies.
Read MoreSustainable Investment: 3 Key Trends
Stephanie Maier from GAM Investments outlines three key trends she believes will continue to drive the sustainable and ESG investment landscape over the coming years.
Read MoreYou Ready to Let the Dogs Out?
While July proved an exception, the great unwind in monetary stimulus has led and will continue to lead equity market weakness, especially in the highest multiple parts of the market.
Read MoreAre We There Yet?
Rob Almeida from MFS Investment Management discusses the perceptions and realities about market bottoms and why he believes they require a level of capitulation we’ve not yet seen.
Read MorePaying Attention to Global Listed Infrastructure
Magellan’s Gerald Stack explains why he believes now is a good time to invest in global infrastructure stocks and dissects the link between these assets and interest rates.
Read MoreGlobal Tech Sector Navigates a Year of Transition
Denny Fish from JH explains why this year’s challenges to the tech sector are partly owed to the “math” of equity valuation and the aftereffects of earlier successes in certain sub-industries.
Read MoreDNR Capital Looks at the Current State of the Equities Market
Chief Investment Officer and PM of the Australian Equities High Conviction Strategy Jamie Nicol provides a brief update on the current market and how DNR Capital is responding.
Read MoreWhy the Cash Rate Is Likely to Peak with a 2 Rather than a 3 in Front of it
AMP’s Shane Oliver takes a look at the outlook for the RBA’s cash rate following its latest hike and explains why he believes the consensus expectations for rates to rise above 3% are too hawkish.
Read MoreChina Reopening Play: Australian resources
VanEck’s Cameron McCormack explains why, as global equities continue to face challenges, investors may want to look to a more positive global story – the potential reopening of China.
Read MoreDividend Payouts in a Rising Interest Rate Environment
Ausbil’s Michael Price discusses his firm’s Active Dividend Income Fund, along with the performance of dividend funds in an environment of volatility and falling valuations.
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