The 5th annual Pacific Investment Strategy Forum will enable the global investment management community to impart knowledge and expertise to senior executives of provident/trust funds in the Pacific Island and Oceania region. It will also serve as a platform peer-to-peer exchange and collaboration amongst these funds. Organised with strategic partner, Pacific Islands Investment Forum (PIIF), this […]

Legend has it that the ostrich buries its head into the ground instinctively when confronted with danger, with a ‘view’ that it is well protected. Unfortunately this myth is blind to the fact that the ostrich has many natural defences, including its superior speed. There seems to be a consensus among market commentators that US […]

Ravens are commonly associated with caution, if not impending doom. In the hit series Game of Thrones, the actors are heard multiple times uttering the expression: “Dark wings, dark words”, referring to the fact that urgently delivered messages by ravens are often bad news. But this image is deceptive, as it detracts from the fact that […]

Last year was a volatile year for fixed income investors and there is no reason to assume it will be different in 2019. Financial markets are moving from an unusually supportive environment to a more volatile one of slower growth, reduced liquidity, and heightened political risk. In the US, the Federal Reserve continued to hike […]