News & Insights

2018 will be remembered as a year where market volatility returned. The 2019 sharemarket outlook is challenged as expectations remain elevated, growth is slowing across the world and margins are under considerable revenue and cost side pressure.

The sound and fury of the mid-term elections in the US have come and gone, but what did the results mean for financial markets? Meanwhile, as we move into 2019, the US Fed is fast approaching a critical juncture and it’s next few decisions could have a profound impact on investors and business.

Active asset allocation is becoming increasingly important to manage risk and enhance returns for investors. Explore Perpetual’s three layers of defence, an all-terrain investment approach to portfolio construction, built to navigate a challenging return environment and help smooth the investment journey for investors.

Garry Laurence, Portfolio Manager of Perpetual’s global equities strategies discusses trade wars, why they are occurring and how they could open up investment opportunities.

Among the many companies Garry visited, he spent time with the management team at Nomad Foods, and discovered a company that’s well down the road to becoming a European food powerhouse.

The message from data and the markets in early October was abundantly clear - yields are rising and growth is slowing, which means portfolios need to shift. A structurally larger US fiscal deficit and a Federal Reserve which is determined to raise rates to neutral or above is pushing nominal and real US bond yields higher.

Garry Laurence, portfolio manager of Perpetual’s global equities strategies, recently returned from a trip to Europe and shares his insights on markets and trends, takes a deep dive into a consumer staples powerhouse and visits BMW to check its progress on the road to driverless cars.

What were the most prominent themes that influenced credit market dynamics in 2017/18 and what did this mean for the portfolio positioning of Perpetual’s Credit and Fixed Income Funds? How did geopolitical risks impact domestic markets and what does this mean for investors going forward?

Meet David Hudson, Head of Asset Allocation at Perpetual Investments. David has almost two decades experience in multi asset portfolio management and shares insights into his wealth of experience and lessons learned along the way.

A global share fund means investing in a wide variety of companies and it’s the difference between those companies that means global shares can boost returns and reduce risk. In the video, Garry Laurence expands on this idea by looking at the differences between the major investment regions.

Greg Stock, Head of Credit Research at Perpetual, takes a detailed look at Australian bond yields and credit markets, shares his views on the current state as well as the outlook and discusses the risks and opportunities that come with it.

Low rates have been a tailwind for heavily-indebted companies and those in the infrastructure and property sectors. But what happens to those companies when rates rise – becoming a headwind, not a tailwind? Anthony Aboud has some answers.