On 31 January 2019, J.P. Morgan, which manages the EMBI suite of emerging market bond indices, added five new countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to the external debt benchmarks. Read more

Everyone likes a good news story. For large superannuation fund equity portfolios, a favourite topic is the value Australian equity managers can add by participating in initial public offerings (IPOs). Read more

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The New Zealand Superannuation Fund was established to help reduce the future tax burden of universal pensions for New Zealanders. Read more

Over the past decade, wind and solar have provided the bulk of additional generation capacity to the National Electricity Market (NEM), replacing retired coal and gas-fired plants. Despite a significant number of regulatory and policy changes directly ... Read more

How liquid alternatives, aided by higher cash rates, could help position portfolios to achieve 5% real returns. Read more

Derivatives-based overlay strategies to protect against equity losses have become increasingly popular through the past twelve months among pension funds, endowments and other asset owners. Read more

Even though much has already been spoken about the coming Asia Pacific (APAC) growth era, the investment universe is still caught in a tug-of-war between the familiar comforts of growth in the West and the alien new growth in the East. Read more

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US consumer tail wind augurs well for A and B grade malls Read more