Governor Philip Lowe acknowledged some missteps in the central bank’s strategy on inflation during his tenure and said while the inflation target is now in view, further rate hikes may still be necessary to complete the bank’s important task.
With reporting season already revealing earnings misses, valuation pullbacks are creating opportunities in high-quality small caps, according to DNR Capital’s Sam Twidale. Investors should look through short-term risk and select from sectors where fear and uncertainty prompt mispricings.
Focussing on a concentrated portfolio of quality and growing stocks can expose investors to strong profit growth and some of the best companies in the world, Claremont Global’s Bob Desmond said at the Inside Network’s recent Investment Leaders Forum. It just requires thinking through the noise and understanding a company’s culture.
With deteriorating economic conditions dampening the banking outlook, some trading momentum may be leaving the sector after a strong two-month run. Six in 10 trades of big-four banks on the Selfwealth platform in July were sell orders, and headwinds are only picking up from here.
As an ever-more-connected world makes it harder to deliver uncorrelated portfolios, there are still strategies investors can use to add diversification. Industry leaders recently discussed opportunities in equities and fixed income at The Inside Network’s inaugural Investment Leaders Forum in Queenstown, New Zealand.
Analysis of June trading by Selfwealth platform users with portfolios of more than $1 million showed clear patterns in how different generations prefer to invest, with Baby Boomers seeking income and quality while Millennials and Gen X-ers prefer exposure to the clean-energy transition and ETFs.
The regulator said it wasn’t satisfied the deal would not substantially lessen competition in Australian banking, particularly in home loans and small-business banking. ANZ and Suncorp plan to challenge the decision.
In an August 2 lawsuit, ASIC says the online investment platform improperly targeted unsophisticated investors for volatile and risky contract-for-difference products, which 77 per cent of its retail clients lose money on.
Two new reports show Australia lags other developed countries on financial literacy, with systemic issues making the gap between men and women even starker. These deficits translate to worse retirement outcomes, as the financially less literate can miss out on thousands of dollars in income each year.
While some still associate them with lower returns, ESG analysis and sustainable investing are really about managing risk and harnessing opportunities, the Perennial Partners portfolio managers said. If done “authentically”, sustainable investing is “very much a returns game”.
