Now the Fed has opened the door to normalising interest, what constitutes "normal"? Take care in stretching for yield now the Fed is no longer making promises.

PortfolioConstruction Forum Academy Autumn Seminar 2015 featured four sessions. This Resources Kit contains the materials for preparing for the Seminar, as well as the presentation slides.

Hardly a day passes that a Greek government official does not add a needless provocation to the bailout debate. Is this just madness? Or is there method in it?

After more than six years of near zero interest rates, the Fed seems set upon the long journey back to more normal monetary policy. What are the investment implications?

We start this week's Fodder with 2 views on consensus with Tim Farrelly & Anatole Kaletsky, plus articles from Mohamed El-Erian, Tim Griffen & Scott Weiner's top rated Markets Summit presentation.

We start this week's Fodder with 2 views on consensus with Tim Farrelly and Anatole Kaletsky, plus articles from Mohamed El-Erian, Tim Griffen & Scott Weiner's top rated Markets Summit presentation.

This paper by Rob Arnott and Denis Chaves looks the effects of different age cohorts on GDP and asset class returns.

When faced with a huge majority of experts expecting international equities to outperform Australian equities, I blurted this out. I was wrong, and on a few counts.

The US dollar is hitting new 12-year highs almost daily and the euro seems to be plunging to below parity. But there are at least four factors pressuring it the other way.

New this week - Dom McCormick, Ken Rogoff plus more from Markets Summit 2015 with Ron Temple's top rated presentation

New this week - Dom McCormick, Ken Rogoff plus more from Markets Summit 2015 with Ron Temple's top rated presentation

This paper offers a surprising amount of info and interesting ways of framing investment issues in retirement, and some good analysis of longevity risk.

How should one understand the disconnect between new highs reached by global equity indices and new depths plumbed by real interest rates worldwide?

New this week - Louis Gave & Bob Baur plus the "Delegates Pick Award" from Markets Summit - Bruce Campbell & Greg Bright's summary of takeouts

New this week - Louis Gave & Bob Baur plus the "Delegates Pick Award" from Markets Summit - Bruce Campbell & Greg Bright's summary of takeouts

Currency risk is a significant issue for Australian investors. This paper summarises the research on optimal hedge ratios for international equities exposures.

Since the 1980s, oil prices have fallen 50% or more over six months just twice - including last year. Was oil a bubble which has now imploded? Or is oil set to bounce back?

With 20 speakers at Markets Summit 2015, there were inevitably conflicting views of the world. This year, the bears outnumbered the bulls and the mood was noticeably downbeat compared to last year.

New this week - Pippa Malmgren's keynote from Markets Summit plus Woody Brock & Chris Watling

New this week - Pippa Malmgren's keynote from Markets Summit plus Woody Brock & Chris Watling