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‘They stuffed it up’: RBA plays catch up

The RBA is lagging its global peers with light touch monetary policy and lax guidance that will hinder, rather than help, markets and the economy. “The RBA had a good first 18 months of Covid and then it came off the rails a bit towards the end of last year and into this year,” Stephen…

Lachlan Maddock | 28th Jan 2022 | More
Hedge funds, ‘hybrid alternatives’, in the hot seat

Uncertainty has returned to the market after a bumper 2020, fuelled by persistent inflation and a pandemic that never really went away. But in its latest alternatives outlook, JPMorgan warns that investors aren’t seeing the forest for the trees. “Up close, the “trees” in the 2022 outlook are clear,” writes Anton Pil, global head of…

Lachlan Maddock | 25th Jan 2022 | More
  • Market storm won’t change winners and losers

    A storm has hit global equity markets. But investors should ignore the blood on the floor and focus instead on the big structural changes that will underpin earnings for decades to come. “The storm that’s hit Australian equity markets in the last couple of days is a storm we’ve been sitting in for the best…

    Lachlan Maddock | 25th Jan 2022 | More
    Howard Marks on knowing when to hold ’em

    Despite the popularity of that old adage, it’s never as simple as “buy low, sell high”. But if it’s not true, what are investors to do? “Everyone is familiar with the old saw that’s supposed to capture investing’s basic proposition: “buy low, sell high”,” writes Oaktree Capital founder Howard Marks in his latest memo, ‘Selling…

    Lachlan Maddock | 21st Jan 2022 | More
  • Grantham calls ‘the death of the vampire’

    Jeremy Grantham believes the “superbubble” he’s been warning about for years is now on the brink of collapse – and that the “wild rumpus” can begin at any time. Calling the collapse of a market bubble is anybody’s game. One needs only to know that it exists – something now patently obvious to any investor…

    Lachlan Maddock | 21st Jan 2022 | More
    Emerging markets forge their own green revolution

    Emerging markets have languished for years despite their explosive economic growth. But the new inflationary epoch – and a burgeoning focus on ESG – might turn all that around. Emerging markets can be a tough game. A decade of lackluster performance compared to their developed market counterparts has culminated in massive regulatory upheaval in China,…

    Lachlan Maddock | 14th Jan 2022 | More
    YFYS won’t be the end of ESG: Parametric

    The problems with Your Future Your Super (YFYS) run deep – among them, how super funds will manage ESG within the confines of low tracking error strategies. But it’s not the end of the road. Under the YFYS reforms, implementation manager Parametric believes tracking error will face downwards pressure as funds try to stay on…

    Lachlan Maddock | 14th Jan 2022 | More
    Inflation volatility looms in ‘a dangerous time for markets’: Ruffer

    The tide is coming in for inflation – but that doesn’t mean there won’t be significant volatility along the way. Investors need to figure out which parts of the economy will catch fire first. “Views on the direction of inflation can be quite fascinating, but only ‘quite’ since no one really knows what they are…

    Lachlan Maddock | 14th Jan 2022 | More
    Aussie equities a mainstay as big super gets bigger

    By 2041, Australia’s super funds will swell to enormous size. How they invest our retirement savings will become an even trickier prospect. Over the next 20 years, the superannuation system will grow to a colossal size – an estimated $9.2 trillion, or 206 per cent of its current size, according to a report from Deloitte’s…

    Staff Writer | 6th Jan 2022 | More
  • ‘Cash is still trash’ as empires collapse

    Cash is still trash for hedge fund legend Ray Dalio, who believes the world is entering a new paradigm characterized by internal and external conflict that will only intensify in the years ahead. Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates and one of those polymath billionaire investors who frequently turn their attention to issues beyond pure finance,…

    Lachlan Maddock | 6th Jan 2022 | More
    A history of upheaval: ISN’s year in review

    This is the last edition of Investor Strategy News for the year. We will next publish on January 10, 2022. Here are some thoughts on the year past, based on reader reactions to our stories. Our most popular for the year was our coverage of the Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund’s APRA performance test…

    Greg Bright | 16th Dec 2021 | More
    No silver bullet for ‘Home First Super Second’

    No amount of hard data or compelling evidence is going to stop people who want to use their super to buy a home. And super funds might have to help out after all. The idea of using superannuation for housing has a simple allure that has seen it revived several times in the thirty-odd years…

    Lachlan Maddock | 16th Dec 2021 | More
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