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Are Markets Different This Time? What Has Changed & What Never Does

In September 1969, a little-known Western Australian explorer called Poseidon reported a nickel discovery at Mount Windarra, near Laverton.

Simon TurnerHead of Content (CFA)

11 Nov 2026

Where Is the Australian Economy Headed? Why It’s in Better Shape Than We Think

Rising interest rates, falling house prices and persistent inflation may have left many Australians feeling pessimistic about the Australian economy, but not AMP Deputy Chief Economist Diana Mousina.

Macro Investor Education

5 Nov 2026

· Sara Allen

· 7 MIN READ

The Bigger Picture: November 2026

Tuesday 3 November could prove to be one of the more consequential days in this year’s investment calendar. In the afternoon, the Reserve Bank hands down its latest cash rate decision. Across the Pacific, Americans vote in midterm elections that will decide control of Congress.

Investor Education Macro

1 Nov 2026

· Simon Turner

· 7 MIN READ

The Best 12 Months for Equities Usually Starts Now: Will the US Midterm Pattern Recur?

During a news-heavy year, Americans vote in their midterm elections on Tuesday 3 November.

Macro Investor Education

30 Oct 2026

· Simon Turner

· 10 MIN READ

Where Is the Australian Economy Headed? Why It’s in Better Shape Than We Think

Rising interest rates, falling house prices and persistent inflation may have left many Australians feeling pessimistic about the Australian economy, but not AMP Deputy Chief Economist Diana Mousina.

Macro Investor Education

5 Nov 2026

· Sara Allen

· 7 MIN READ

The Bigger Picture: November 2026

Investor Education Macro

1 Nov 2026

· Simon Turner

· 7 MIN READ

The Best 12 Months for Equities Usually Starts Now: Will the US Midterm Pattern Recur?

During a news-heavy year, Americans vote in their midterm elections on Tuesday 3 November.

Macro Investor Education

30 Oct 2026

· Simon Turner

· 10 MIN READ

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Income Investing’s New Rulebook: How to Earn a Real Yield as Rates Keep Rising

For most of the past 15 years, income investors had to choose between near-zero returns and reaching for yield in riskier corners of the market.

Fixed Interest Macro Investor Education ETF Managed Fund Asset Allocation

28 Oct 2026

· Simon Turner

· 9 MIN READ

Is This 1973 Again? Your Stagflation Survival Guide at a Time When It May Be Needed

October 2026 is a very different world in global markets to that of 2025. Brent crude is knocking on US$100 a barrel.

Macro Asset Allocation Commodities ETF Managed Fund Investor Education

7 Oct 2026

· Simon Turner

· 8 MIN READ

What Happened to Shares When the US 10-Year Treasury Yield Hit 5% in the Past?

Global bond markets are imploding. The yield on the US 10-year Treasury recently hit 5%, its highest level since 2007.

Macro ETF Managed Fund Investor Education

5 Oct 2026

· Simon Turner

· 9 MIN READ

The Bigger Picture - October 2026

They say that history doesn’t repeat itself, but it does tend to rhyme.

Macro Investor Education

4 Oct 2026

· Simon Turner

· 7 MIN READ

The Rate Hikes Keep Coming: Should You Pay Down Your Mortgage or Keep Investing?

The RBA’s war against inflation continues unabated.

Investor Education Macro Asset Allocation ETF Managed Fund

2 Oct 2026

· Simon Turner

· 8 MIN READ

Beyond the Magnificent Seven: Turning Schroders’ Equity Lens into a Money-Making Strategy

Australian investors have spent three years facing an expensive global equity market, and a local one too concentrated in banks and miners to share fully in the technology boom.

Macro Investment Themes Investor Education ETF Managed Fund

30 Sept 2026

· Simon Turner

· 9 MIN READ

What the US Treasury’s Yield Battle Means for Australian Investors

US Treasuries are dominating the headlines for all the wrong reasons. After the US Treasury announced that it will more than double the size of its long-bond buybacks, yields rose rather than fell. In other words, the world’s largest borrower told the market what it wanted, and the market said no.

Fixed Interest Macro ETF Investor Education

23 Sept 2026

· Simon Turner

· 10 MIN READ

Taiwan, TSMC & the Kill Switch: The Unthinkable Risk Global Markets Struggle to Price

Markets recently had an accelerated lesson in what happens when an important chokepoint for the global economy closes.

Macro Technology Investor Education ETF

16 Sept 2026

· Simon Turner

· 12 MIN READ

Few Investors Really Understand Inflation. Here’s What It Means

Inflation remains one of the more important investment inputs investors need to get their heads around. It truly influences what you should own if you’re aiming to outperform.

Macro Investment Themes Investor Education

9 Sept 2026

· Simon Turner

· 12 MIN READ

Elon Musk Says Money Won’t Matter By 2036. Investors Can Win Either Way

Elon Musk predicts money will become irrelevant by 2036 as AI and robots produce more than humans can consume. Most analysts doubt it, but the investment implications hold whether he is right or wrong, particularly for Australian investors whose home market is light on the companies driving the shift.

Macro Investor Education ETF Managed Fund

7 Sept 2026

· Simon Turner

· 9 MIN READ

The Bigger Picture - September 2026

A personal question for you: in all honesty, how often do you check your portfolio?

Investment Themes Macro Investor Education

6 Sept 2026

· Simon Turner

· 7 MIN READ

Wealthy, Healthy & Booked Out: Investment Implications of the Boomer Travel Boom

Older Australians, like their counterparts in most developed markets, are travelling more often, staying longer and spending more when they arrive. It’s one of the more visible investment themes in the world today.

Investment Themes Macro Managed Fund

31 Aug 2026

· Simon Turner

· 6 MIN READ

Income beyond yield | Conviction Capital | Episode 4

This episode of Conviction Capital features former CBA CEO and ex-Future Fund chairman David Murray and Hamilton 12 Managing Director Richard McDougall as they discuss where investors should look for income, from private and trade credit through to franked dividends from Australian shares.

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The economic outlook: global, national and local

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27 Mar 2025

The economic outlook: global, national and local

Chief Economist at Australian Retirement Trust, Brian Parker, explains the economic outlook at the moment, from a global, national and local point of view which is followed by a Q+A session with the CEO of InvestmentMarkets, Angelina Wu.

The economic outlook: global, national and local

In this economic update from the Chief Economist at Suncorp Group, Paul Brennan covers: - History suggests a US soft landing will be hard to achieve, even with the Fed starting to ease this month. - Markets are not priced for a recession, even a mild one would likely see a material correction in share prices and other risk assets. - The Chinese economy is too weak to offset the effects of a US recession. - Australia faces a challenging 18 months, even if it avoids a recession, as inflation is limiting the RBA’s degrees of freedom and China isn’t coming to the rescue

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Are Markets Different This Time? What Has Changed & What Never Does

Where Is the Australian Economy Headed? Why It’s in Better Shape Than We Think

The Bigger Picture: November 2026

The Best 12 Months for Equities Usually Starts Now: Will the US Midterm Pattern Recur?

Where Is the Australian Economy Headed? Why It’s in Better Shape Than We Think

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The Best 12 Months for Equities Usually Starts Now: Will the US Midterm Pattern Recur?

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Income Investing’s New Rulebook: How to Earn a Real Yield as Rates Keep Rising

Is This 1973 Again? Your Stagflation Survival Guide at a Time When It May Be Needed

What Happened to Shares When the US 10-Year Treasury Yield Hit 5% in the Past?

The Bigger Picture - October 2026

The Rate Hikes Keep Coming: Should You Pay Down Your Mortgage or Keep Investing?

Beyond the Magnificent Seven: Turning Schroders’ Equity Lens into a Money-Making Strategy

What the US Treasury’s Yield Battle Means for Australian Investors

Taiwan, TSMC & the Kill Switch: The Unthinkable Risk Global Markets Struggle to Price

Few Investors Really Understand Inflation. Here’s What It Means

Elon Musk Says Money Won’t Matter By 2036. Investors Can Win Either Way

The Bigger Picture - September 2026

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