Insights

Imagine a person of prime working age (~40 years old) seeking investment advice for long-term financial security, and ultimately, a comfortable retirement. The potential investment advice may look something like this:

As Australian interest rates head toward zero, many market commentators are now speculating that the central bank will be forced to adopt “unconventional measures” to support the economy, including Quantitative Easing.

One of the many rewarding aspects of our job is the opportunity to meet current and prospective investors – discussing our investment strategy and philosophy, and portfolio positioning. 

This is the eighth in our series of Trip Insights where we share those experiences.

Since the beginning of this year, financial markets and expectations have turned decidedly bearish. Concerns about a Sino-US trade war, along with the so-called ‘inversion’ of the US yield curve, have heightened apprehension of a US-led recession.

Time flies. On 30 July 2014 we launched the Quay Global Real Estate Fund

Equity investors rejoiced in June as the Fed signaled it may cut interest rates, but interest rates do not drive long run equity performance - profits do. We take a look at why investors should spend less time thinking about or predicting what the Fed will do, and more time thinking about the purse strings controlled by Congress.

This is the seventh in our series of Trip Insights, where we share those experiences. It follows a trip in 2019 when Mark Jones, Senior Investment Analyst, completed an extensive company engagement and calling program in Canada, meeting with management teams from Oil & Gas Infrastructure, Regulated Utilities, Renewables and Transport (road, rail, air and sea).

The RBA recently cut its official interest rate by 25 basis points to a record low of 1.25%.