In 1987, the then Federal Treasurer Paul Keating remarked that if you went into your local pet store, you would find the galah talking about microeconomic reform. In 2019, those same galahs (they can live up to 40 years) must surely be talking about ... Read more

Socially conscious investing, whereby companies are evaluated not only by their investment potential but also by their environmental and social impact, is one of the fastest growing investment strategies in the world as investors strive to align their ... Read more

"It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma." ~Sir Winston Churchill Read more

Water. Energy. Food. Three vital components for sustainable development. The interaction of these factors is commonly referred to as the Water-Energy-Food Nexus (WEF-Nexus). Read more

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

The fast view Read more

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