The war in Iran is causing reverberations around the world. Locally, the largest effects are coming from the volatility of the oil price. Equity prices have been highly volatile while bonds have managed to keep some stability, even when they’ve fallen too. Here we look at the recent geopolitical events, and key considerations for investors.
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As another International Women’s Day rolls around, it’s timely to celebrate the progress made towards gender equality and reflect on further changes that need to happen. In this article we speak with our senior female leaders to hear their thoughts on building a successful career in the industry and what changes they hope for future women.
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We've updated our Sample Portfolios for the month.
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The Bank Bill Swap Rate, commonly known as BBSW, is the most common measure of short-dated interest rates in Australia. Strictly speaking, it is the rate at which Australia’s prime banks borrow money for short periods, like three months or six months. BBSW is normally near, but just above, the RBA cash rate.
In this article we focus on the benefits of diversification and why creating a more diversified portfolio helps mitigate risk in your fixed income portfolio.
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The current portfolio yields an indicative 5.61%* to the assumed maturity dates with an approximate $207k spend.
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The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) raised rates last week as was broadly expected – but not everything they said was fully anticipated. They remain incredibly reticent to give guidance, emphasising the large range of possible outcomes for the next year. One more rise is quite likely, but this isn’t like the old cycles used to be. In this article we further discuss the RBA rate outlook.