The Evergreen "Asset Allocation Committee Meeting Jul 2022" (on demand) has been assessed and accredited by Portfolio Construction Forum for Continuing Education (CE/CPD) hours. Those who attend online on-demand must complete a CE Quiz to receive CE/CPD accreditation.

The past 18 months has seen the biggest bond bear market in almost 50 years. In this Spotlight, we look at why bond prices have fallen so much, how this bear market compares with others, and what returns and volatility we are likely to see going ahead.

A whole-brain approach to portfolio construction requires a combination of knowledge, skill and expertise across the technical, analytical "fundamental" topics AND the human factors is essential for better quality portfolios.

The Platinum "Regional & Metropolitan Adviser Roadshow" 2022 has been assessed and accredited by Portfolio Construction Forum for Continuing Education (CE/CPD) hours. Delegates must confirm their attendance in order to receive CE/CPD accreditation.

These two papers relate to some interesting quirks of the finance industry. The first finds that the accuracy of currency forecasts is worse than could be achieved from random predictions. The second gives a different slant of the large increase in the size of the financial sector.

Highlight our upcoming live CE programs, and all of the complimentary on-demand CE-accredited resources published over recent months.

The Lonsec "Rising Interest Rates: Understanding the Risk for Retirement Portfolios" Webinar (22 Jun 2022) has been assessed and accredited by Portfolio Construction Forum for Continuing Education (CE/CPD) hours. Delegates must confirm their attendance in order to receive CE/CPD accreditation.

The Pinnacle "Metrics' insights into real estate lending" Webinar 2022 (21 Jun 2022) has been assessed and accredited by Portfolio Construction Forum for Continuing Education (CE/CPD) hours. Delegates must confirm their attendance in order to receive CE/CPD accreditation.

What's new with our live and on-demand continuing education, accreditation and certification programs.

The Evergreen "Asset Allocation Committee Meeting Jun 2022" (16 Jun 2022) has been assessed and accredited by Portfolio Construction Forum for Continuing Education (CE/CPD) hours. Delegates must confirm their attendance in order to receive CE/CPD accreditation.

The Platinum "Adviser Update Jun 2022" Webinar (15 Jun 2022) has been assessed and accredited by Portfolio Construction Forum for Continuing Education (CE/CPD) hours. Delegates must confirm their attendance in order to receive CE/CPD accreditation.

The Platinum "Adviser Update Jun 2022" Webinar (on-demand) has been assessed and accredited by Portfolio Construction Forum for Continuing Education (CE/CPD) hours. Those who attend online on-demand must complete a CE Quiz to receive CE/CPD accreditation.

We may indeed be in for a shortish period of high inflation and low growth - but as to this leading to 1980s-style stagflation? It's nuts and you can clearly see it's nuts!

The Australian Investment Council Foundations of Private Capital Course (June 2022) has been assessed and accredited by Portfolio Construction Forum for Continuing Education (CE/CPD) hours. Delegates must confirm their attendance in order to receive CE/CPD accreditation.

The farrelly's Dynamic Asset Allocation Handbook (Jun 2022) has been assessed and accredited by Portfolio Construction Forum for Continuing Education (CE/CPD) hours for farrelly's subscribers only.

Prolonged exposure to high volatility causes investors to subsequently underestimate volatility (and vice versa), leading to predictability in stock returns - and the ability to construct a trading strategy that exploits the effect.

The purpose of this policy is to outline Portfolio Construction Forum’s approach to handling negative feedback and complaints from Members.

What's new with our live and on-demand continuing education, accreditation and certification programs.

Simply put, the effort to fight inflation could easily crash the economy, the markets, or both. The historical evidence shows that a soft landing is highly improbable. A recession in the next two years is likely.

The Pinnacle Summit Series "Alternatives - the key to new world portfolios" 2022 (May/Jun 2022) has been assessed and accredited by Portfolio Construction Forum for Continuing Education (CE/CPD) hours. Delegates must confirm their attendance in order to receive CE/CPD accreditation.