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.
Global bond markets are far from boring in 2025. The death of the ‘TINA’ era (‘There is No Alternative’ to Equities) is resulting in surging bond demand from institutional and superannuation investors, while the supply of primary local issuance is under strain.
Private credit has traditionally been classified within the 'alternatives' bucket of a portfolio and grouped with illiquid assets such as private equity, real estate, and infrastructure. For many investors, this category has made up no more than 10–20% of total portfolio allocations.
Parents are increasingly stepping in to help children and grandchildren break into the property market, but good intentions don’t always translate into positive outcomes.
Australia’s commercial property sector is in the midst of transformation. Long gone are the times when the hottest markets were congregated in the country’s most populated city centres. Regional hubs like Wollongong, Newcastle, Ipswich, and the Sunshine Coast have emerged as major post-pandemic winners.
Mankind has a short memory — and in finance, that forgetfulness comes at a price.
After three decades in private lending, I’ve seen the same cycle repeat itself three times. Each time, I’ve raised the warning flag. Each time, the industry has dismissed it as professional jealousy. Each time, I’ve been proved right.
There’s some sobering news to report. Despite being one of the world’s richest nations in personal wealth terms, Australia has slipped to 105th out of 145 countries in Harvard University’s Economic Complexity Index (ECI)
Over the next two decades, Australians are expected to pass on more than $3.5 trillion in assets through intergenerational wealth transfer, reshaping the financial future of many families.
With many investors looking for stable, long-term opportunities that also make a positive impact, one area that is gaining attention but is still not widely understood, is childcare. In Australia, the early learning sector is growing fast, supported by strong demand and government backing.
Read on to learn why childcare is becoming a valuable asset class, why the sector is an attractive investment option, and how Jarra Childcare Trust is helping investors tap into this opportunity.
Each of us has a pet hate; something that annoys us each time we experience another tiresome example. In the world of finance, the thing that gets to me are those confident, brash and vociferous market commentators who deliver definitive comments in a financial world that is anything but certain.
When Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan proudly declared he’d slashed his company’s workforce by nearly 90,000 over the past fifteen years and that he wasn’t done yet, he wasn’t just reflecting on a company-specific trend. He was eluding to a structural shift unfolding across the global economy.
One of the more common questions many Australians face is deciding whether to use spare cash to pay down their mortgage or to top up their superannuation.