Truth or Tale: Does Climate Change Reduce Economic Growth?

by Sambridhi Shakya | Jan 15, 2021 | Blogs

Source: iStock This blog piece reiterates how studies around climate change and how they do not negatively affect a nation’s GDP are largely inconsistent, particularly when considering the variations among developed and developing nations economies and climate...

The Sydney Morning Herald | Market titans outperform fast-growing stock minnows

by Sambridhi Shakya | Sep 15, 2020 | News And Media

Large-capitalisation Australian stocks have beaten the performance of small caps over all time periods – except for the past 12 months. Analysis of the performance of factors in the Australian share market carried out exclusively for Money reveals that over...

Gold and AREITs top the cross-asset performance tables

by Sambridhi Shakya | Sep 2, 2019 | Reports

In this month’s Cross Asset Review produced by Foresight Analytics, we look at the performance of various asset classes in the last Financial Year. Central Bank policy pivot was the single largest factor in our opinion that defined the cross-sectional variation of...

What is the latest allocation structure and preference of the Australian Superannuation funds?

by Sambridhi Shakya | Sep 2, 2019 | Reports

Representing 80% of the $3.6 trillion Australian Managed Fund Industry assets, the Australian Superannuation funds have become highly influential in global capital markets. Their asset allocation trends and preferences have important implications for other asset...

Weak fundamentals and rising geopolitical-trade tensions continue to weigh on AUD

by Sambridhi Shakya | Sep 1, 2019 | Reports

Key Insights AUD index against major trading partners shows a clear negative trend for currency since its peak in 2012. Over the past 12 months, AUD has weakened against most major currencies, the largest weakness was noted against the Yen and Swiss Franc. AUD...