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Markets are in a period of transition and with transition comes uncertainty and volatility. We have seen a rapid shift from record-low interest rates and abundant liquidity to an environment of higher interest rates, central banks shrinking their bloated balance sheets and banks in general tightening their lending practises. These tighter liquidity conditions will continue […]
It has been a stronger quarter for sustainable investors as many of the headwinds facing the sector throughout 2022, eased substantially. The dispersion between energy and information technology has narrowed considerably, with investors turning to quality and defensiveness as economic growth looks set to slow across the remainder of the year. Against that backdrop, the […]
The Multi-Asset portfolios outperformed their peer group benchmarks over the 12-month period to March 2023. The Multi-Asset portfolios have provided good protection from the volatility experienced in equity and bond markets over the last 12 months, while broadly keeping pace with markets as sentiment recovered over the first quarter of 2023. Key to that outperformance […]
Markets continued their upward trajectory in April with leading superannuation research house SuperRatings estimating the median balanced option generated a return of 1.2% for the month, driven by continued momentum in Australian and global equities. However, inflation continues to sit well above central bank targets and the Reserve Bank of Australia defied expectations by increasing […]
The first quarter of the year brought a new source of volatility to financial markets in the failure of two US regional banks, with serious doubts remaining over several others. Soon afterwards, the Swiss government arranged for the ailing Credit Suisse to be taken over by rival UBS at a fraction of its trading price […]
While inflation indicators continue to be closely watched, markets recorded a positive return in March following the slight fall in February, closing the first three months of 2023 on a positive note. Leading superannuation research house SuperRatings estimates that the median balanced option generated a return of 0.9% for March and 3.4% for the first […]
Lonsec Holdings has today announced its partnership with InterPrac Financial Planning. Lonsec has been appointed the mandated research provider for InterPrac and has commenced a bespoke onboarding program for all advisers across the InterPrac dealer group. InterPrac advisers join over 4000 financial professionals in Australia using iRate®, Lonsec’s market leading research portal. iRate® is Lonsec’s […]
As markets focus on the persistence of inflation, returns were subdued over the month with leading superannuation research house SuperRatings estimating that the median balanced option generated a return of -0.4% for February. With the peak in the federal funds rate still uncertain, we expect markets to remain volatile and members should expect further ups […]
The start of 2023 has been generally positive for markets. While the rally has been a welcome relief from the tumultuous market environment in 2022, the key question is whether the recent rally has legs or whether it is simply a bear market rally with more volatility to follow as we progress into 2023. The […]
Leading superannuation research house SuperRatings estimates that the median balanced option generated a return of 3.0% in January, which will be welcome news for members following a disappointing 2022 calendar year. The continued upward trajectory in interest rates remains a key challenge for the return outlook, with increasing rates either signalling economic resilience or inflationary […]
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