If you’ve heard the phrases ‘best of both worlds’, ‘smart indexing’ or ‘intelligent exposure’ in relation to an ETF, it’s highly likely that the ETF uses a smart beta approach to investing.
Private Credit has grown into a major part of Australia's lending market. Building on our previous discussion about manager quality, this article explores what ASIC's surveillance found and the risks investors should weigh.
Within a month or so, what may be the largest listing in stock market history is expected to list on the Nasdaq. Anthropic, the company behind the Claude family of AI models, is heading for public markets at a valuation up to US$2 trillion.
Private Credit has grown into a major part of Australia's lending market. Building on our previous discussion about manager quality, this article explores what ASIC's surveillance found and the risks investors should weigh.
Within a month or so, what may be the largest listing in stock market history is expected to list on the Nasdaq. Anthropic, the company behind the Claude family of AI models, is heading for public markets at a valuation up to US$2 trillion.
Most investors think of healthcare property as the pinnacle of the commercial property defensiveness. But there’s another essential service property which is on the rise in defensive allocations, and for good reason: childcare infrastructure.
In a year where headlines have been dominated by tariffs, geopolitical activity and the ongoing AI boom – and there are queues for gold bullion snaking down Martin Place – it’s unsurprising that investors are following the money and using ETFs for swift access.
Every parent wants their kids to get off to a good start. That means more than just keeping them safe and happy. It’s also about helping them grow into financially confident, independent adults.
You may have come across the unique breed of individual known as a day trader in your travels. Their numbers have been on the rise for some time now, so much so that they’re reshaping the very architecture of markets along with the notion of price discovery. What was once the province of nimble derivatives players is now having systemic ramifications across global equity markets.
When you were attracted to the exciting world of investing, risk management probably wasn’t a primary drawcard. Worrying about all the things that could go wrong is at odds with the reasons most independent investors enjoy investing. Yet, the truth is it’s hard to succeed long term as an investor without mastering risk. So maybe it’s high time you turned this less-than-sexy skillset into an investment superpower.
For much of the past century, the path to success in Australia seemed clear: get a job, save a deposit, buy a house, and watch your equity grow. Home ownership wasn’t just financial security. It was a rite of passage, a social marker, a moral achievement.
For many Australians heading into retirement, the family home is more than a roof. It’s a lifeline, a legacy, and often the biggest financial asset they’ll ever own.
If you’ve noticed a change in the way markets have been functioning in recent years, you’re not wrong. The exponential growth of U.S. money supply, fuelled by decades of deregulation, cheap debt, and increasingly aggressive central bank stimulus has arguably changed the very nature of investing.
Non-bank lending has increasingly become an integral part of Australia’s financial system, serving a much-needed segment of the market. For investors, non-bank lending provides access to loans secured against assets which may generate income – for example, in the case of the asset being property, from the borrower’s mortgage repayments.
Retirement can be a surprisingly rewarding chapter, financially speaking. But only if you have a solid plan in place that covers not only your day-to-day expenses but also safeguards your wealth when the markets get volatile.
Most investors think about demographics as a slow-moving structural force which is useful information, but doesn’t affect short term investment performance. However, over the next decade and beyond, demographics are likely to become a more prominent investment theme.
You may have heard that ASIC is in the final stages of potentially allowing a competing stock exchange into the Australian market, long monopolised by the ASX. The potential new entrant is Cboe Australia, the Australian arm of Cboe Global Markets, a Chicago-based financial trading group. If they do enter the market, it spells change and opportunity for investors…