The saying goes that a rising tide floats all boats. In the land of credit, it has been a king tide enabling almost anyone to get a loan or issue a bond - as long the interest paid was high enough. This works fine when someone else is willing to refinance ... Read more

In 2011, a dramatic shift occurred throughout the developed world - working age populations began a multi-decade decline. Demographic shifts like this in an economy can have profound effects, including changes in growth and debt metrics. To understand ... Read more

The environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance of companies is increasingly in the spotlight in a world where information and opinion travel fast. Shareholders have also recognised ESG as relevant to company performance and risk, prompted ... Read more

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The Australian private debt market is not a new market and has existed for decades. The market consists of several broad categories including owner-occupied mortgages, investor mortgages, consumer loans and corporate loans. Since 2003, the total Australian ... Read more

One of AIMA Australia's key goals is to facilitate and develop closer ties to the investment community, both retail and institutional. In order to facilitate this, the AIMA Australia investor advisory group (IAG) was formed two years ago. Read more

A key investment risk affecting a client's retirement portfolio relates to the order in which they receive returns. These investment returns, good or bad, have more impact at some points in a client's superannuation lifecycle than at others. ... Read more

Global markets are certainly showing plenty of fear and uncertainty right now, as the raging bull narrative has turned back to one of an aging and fading bull. One primary reason relates to concerns over inflation, trade wars and the end of monetary ... Read more

Environmental regulation is escalating Read more

Once perceived as misfits for investors, multi-asset class strategies are now used for all sorts of portfolio solutions. Read more