Monetary Policy Through the Ages Asset Owners, Economics Christian Super CIO Mark Rider, who spent a previous life at the RBA, says we are entering a period not unlike the first few decades after the World War II. Read More
Funds Keep Head Cool as Pandemic Worsens Asset Allocation & Strategy, Economics, Financial Crisis Pension funds are faced with steep drops in equity prices and high levels of members switching to cash options, effectively redeeming their money, as the coronavirus pandemic worsens. But rather than panicking, most Australian pension funds seem well-placed to deal with the current turmoil. Read More
Assessing the Coronavirus Impact Economics, Editorial, Financial Crisis The world is facing a potential global pandemic as the coronavirus continues to spread rapidly outside of China. Markets have reacted violently to the news that community transmissions are taking place across Europe and the Middle East. But does history tell us anything about the impact of pandemics on markets? In this editorial, Wouter Klijn, Director of Content at [i3], explores the potential economic impact. Read More
Back to the Beginnings of MMT Economics, Fixed Income & Credit Professor Bill Mitchell is one of the key developers of Modern Monetary Theory. [i3] Insights visited Professor Mitchell in Newcastle to discuss how the theory came to be and what it says about government debt, inflation and the Green New Deal. Read More
The Confusion about Debt and Inflation Economics, Fixed Income & Credit The relationship between debt and inflation is often misunderstood and this can affect how you read economic trends, Macquarie’s Dean Stewart says. Read More
Stock Markets Are Increasingly Irrelevant Economics, Equities Stock markets are less about investing and more about collecting rents these days, Tim Hodgson of TAG says. He questions whether the distinction between public and private will survive with the rise of blockchain technology. Read More
We are all Actors in the Play of Economics Behavioural Finance, Economics The way we think and speak about investments shapes the industry we operate in, Tony Day says. The realisation that we are all actors in the play of economics should make us more aware of the importance of culture in setting an investment strategy. Read More
The Potential Pinch of the Royal Commission Economics, Fixed Income & Credit, Risk and Regulation, Women in Finance If one of the outcomes of the Royal Commission is for Australian banks to be required to strengthen their lending standards, it could cause housing credit growth to slow significantly, perhaps resulting in a credit crunch, Whitehelm Capital says Read More
Is Mean Reversion Dead? Economics In the current climate, mean-reversion doesn’t seem to work as it should, but is it dead? We ask global macro investor Brian Singer. Read More
