As with previous periods of market volatility and economic downturns, real assets have tended to come to the fore as havens of reliable returns. Adding lower-for-longer interest rates to the mix, this is particularly the case right now. Addressing a client webinar for the Asia Pacific region from the US last week (November 19), Justin…
Thanks largely to the mega funds of Japan, China, and Singapore, the Asia Pacific region heads the world in the concentration of the top 100 fiduciary investment organisations. And these funds are increasingly changing the philosophies and investment styles of all funds. A report published last week by the Thinking Ahead Institute (TAI), the independent…
Australia’s asset servicing market has broadened to such an extent that to call it ‘custody’ no longer does it justice. Its evolution over the past three decades, culminating in a deft handling of the pandemic’s impact, has left modern-day custodians in their strongest position ever. This, perhaps dramatic, view does not come from the custodians…
Simon Wood and James Stewart from Ausbil Investment Management share insights on what will be the most powerful theme for commodities in 2021.
Tobias Bucks from Ausbil Investment Management goes ‘IN60’ with Peter White from The Inside Network.
James Stewart from Ausbil Investment Management goes ‘IN60’ with Peter White from The Inside Network.
James Stewart and Luke Smith go in-depth with Peter White from The Inside Network on the new paradigm for commodities.
The investing world was disappointed to see the indefinite cancellation of the Ant Group float, if only because they missed seeing whether a Chinese company could take the mantle for the world’s biggest IPO for the second time. Ray Dalio was not among them. The founder of Bridgewater and one of the world’s most famous…
NAB Asset Servicing has decided to replace its outsourced compliance monitoring and reporting system, MIG 21, which was an offering by State Street Global Exchange, with another State Street-owned service. The shift follows the decision by State Street to discontinue the MIG 21 post-trade monitoring system following its purchase of Charles River in 2018, as…
by David Chaplin Stock markets have always been a win-lose situation, but the odds are skewing even further towards a handful of successful companies, according to a new analysis by Australian-based global manager Hyperion Asset Management. In bad news for value and passive investment styles, the study argues that, historically, only a small proportion of…
