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Forum Fodder | Friday 14 June 2019
A little learning is a dangerous thing. - Alexander
Pope (1688-1744)
All the best for another week's continuing
education! - Graham |
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Markets
Has a no-deal Brexit become more likely?
If you believe the UK is
turning into populist Zimbabwe or Venezuela, you
should expect a no-deal Brexit. Otherwise, forget
about it.
Anatole Kaletsky, Gavekal Dragonomics |
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Markets | Investing
Corporate debt the next bubble to pop?
Investment grade debt has become much riskier,
default rates will rise when interest rates begin
the inevitable normalisation, and credit spreads are
too low – it’s a bubble waiting to burst. Actually,
no.
Tim Farrelly, farrelly's Investment Strategy |
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Philosophy | Strategies | Finology
Segment retirement expenses to create retirement
buckets
Retirement bucket strategies tie specific expenses
to specific portfolios. But looking at categories of
spending doesn't necessarily work. A better approach
is to segment spending within each category.
Michael Kitces, Pinnacle Advisory Group |
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Strategies | Finology
Beliefs, biases and behaviours drive retirement
solutions
A myriad of factors - psychological, emotional,
cognitive and behavioural - impact a client’s
financial independence during decumulation,
demanding different investment solutions.
Robert DeChellis, Allianz Retire+ Powered by PIMCO | 0.50 CE
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Markets
The New Neutral is a long-term global reality
Recent central bank decisions have strengthened the
conviction that the New Neutral is a global reality
which will have long-term implications on investment
decisions.
Rob Mead, PIMCO | 0.25 CE
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Population growth
So much for doing anything about housing
affordability. And it will also add substantial
volatility to housing prices. Property investors may
cheer in the short-term, but just wait until the RBA
next need to tighten interest rates...
Tim Farrelly, farrelly's |
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Strategies
Strategies Conference 2019 - 20/20 vision
Wed-Thu 21-22 Aug 2019 | 13 CE hrs
Great
eyesight depends on more than just clarity of vision
– peripheral awareness, depth perception, focusing
ability and colour sensitivity all play a crucial
role in determining our visual ability.
And, the same is true of quality investment
portfolio construction. To design, build and
implement portfolios capable of meeting the
long-term objectives of end investors, practitioners
need clear vision across a range of issues. Strategies Conference 2019
will facilitate debate on a selection of
contemporary and emerging portfolio construction
strategies, with particular emphasis on looking
ahead at the issues that will dominate the 2020s and
beyond, to give greater insight and clarity to
building quality investor portfolios.
Registration opens soon - meanwhile mark your diary!
Wed-Thu 21-22 Aug 2019.
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Markets
How inflation could return
The inflation outlook is subject to far wider
possibilities than policymakers have considered. Too
little focus on structural factors could pose
serious risks to economic wellbeing and financial
stability.
Mohamed El-Erian, Allianz |
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Markets
Rethinking inflation targets
The Federal Reserve is contemplating changing its
framework for targeting inflation. It should
conclude that the FOMC needs more patience with the
current neutral stance rather than a new target.
Robert Gay, Fenwick Advisers |
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Markets
The corporate bond outlook is more risk for less
return
The easy money in credit markets is now gone,
leaving corporate bonds facing more risk for less
return. Additionally, structural liquidity
deterioration raises the black swan risk of a
disorderly sell-off spilling over into other
markets.
Gopi Karunakaran, Ardea Investment Management |
0.25 CE |
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Finology
Fund brands and trust
A new study shows that retirement savers demonstrate
a strong preference for trusted managed fund brands
over unbranded funds - but unbranded funds are
strongly favoured over poorly trusted fund brands.
Susan Thorp, University of Sydney | 0.50 CE
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Finology
Applying behavioural finance in practice - part 2
Helping clients is about more than just educating
them as to the right decision, it's also about
helping them to actually take action.
Michael Kitces, Pinnacle Advisory Group | 0.75 CE
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Think less crystal and more sign posts....
If
we are going to commit capital to the markets, we
need a framework which is centered around
expectations...
Bob Michele, JP Morgan Asset Management |
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But can you trust real estate stats?
I do not think one can believe vacancy rates...We
know real estate agents and they all say that there
is a gross under-reporting of vacancy rates...
Fergus Hardingham, FM Financial Solutions |
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Philosophy | Markets
A carbon dividend is better than a carbon tax
To tackle climate change, a carbon tax is immensely
popular among economists. But it imposes the same
cost on the rich and poor. Instead, a carbon
dividend would be a smart step – and one that
wouldn’t invite a yellow vest reaction.
Mark Paul & Anthony Underwood |
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Markets
Is the dollar really doomed?
Five misplaced concerns about the future of the
dollar cast doubt on forecasts of a long-run collapse in the
dollar.
Woody Brock, SED | 0.50 CE |
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Philosophy | Strategies | Investing
Alternative investments - what, how and why?
The definition of the "alternative investment" asset
class is one of the most debated and important.
Quality portfolio construction is built on a
contemporary and defensible philosophy – a key
element of which is how asset classes are well
defined. What is your philosophy?
Graham Rich, Portfolio Construction Forum |
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Finology
Applying language research to real life
conversations
Practitioners need to know what words to use, what
words to lose - and be able to apply that knowledge
- to improve their conversations with clients about
fees, regulations and new investment strategies.
Gary DeMoss, Invesco Consulting | 1.50 CE
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Markets
Europe will trigger the next global volatility event
Slowing growth with extreme recession risk, coupled
with a combative populist government, may well see
Italy trigger a crisis in European debt and the
currency which will cause a substantial global
volatility event.
Vimal Gor, Pendal Group | 0.25 CE
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