In the past few weeks, global share markets have been particularly volatile. This has been fuelled primarily by weaker economic data from China and the surprise devaluation in its currency, the renminbi. It has been fuelled by continuing weakness in a number of the other main emerging market … [Read more...]

This month, Myooran Mahalingam reviews events in markets during July. He discusses: What a difference a month makes, with July a good month for investors with gains recorded by most of the world’s major share markets How despite the formulation of a last minute deal that saw Greece remain in … [Read more...]

This month, John Owen reviews events in markets during June. He discusses: How June was a difficult month for investors, with falls recorded by all of the world’s major share markets How the concerns that Greece would default on its 30 June repayment to the International Monetary Fund, and … [Read more...]

In this article, Gareth Abley, Head of Alternatives Strategies, notes that as we head into our seventh year of a share bull market with bond yields globally at record lows, many investors are left scratching their heads. One response is to identify ‘alternative’ strategies that can generate positive … [Read more...]

In this article, Kajanga Kulatunga, Portfolio Specialist, looks at China’s share market volatility and discusses: What has happened so far, How China has been encouraging share ownership to stimulate the economy, What impact China’s share price volatility may have on Australian investors, … [Read more...]