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Richard Macdougall

15 June 2021 • By Richard Macdougall • 1 min read

ESG and investing in small caps

We were recently taken by surprise when during a conversation about the role of ESG in equity analysis one of those present dismissed it as “woke in...

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Internal anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing compliance is costing us millions – we need a sustainable alternative

With the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) announcing three fresh investigations into leading Australian brands over potent...

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Disruptors arise to show true CSR in action

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a voluntary implementation of ethical principles applicable to business practice that have direct positive im...

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How the closed-end fund industry can assist government in developing long-term infrastructure – without blowing the budget

The recent 2021 federal budget highlighted the government’s objective of encouraging infrastructure development to constructively boost employment a...

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Good yield hunting: Handle fixed income alpha strategies with care

Fixed income investors are currently navigating a highly uncertain environment featuring two competing market narratives. The first of these is a caut...

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The great lockdown reinforces the case for agricultural exposure

Historical evidence suggests that the performance of select agricultural sector assets is uncorrelated with traditional markets and at times has shown...

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Assessing climate risk in fixed-income portfolios

Fixed-income investors play a key role as creditors in assessing material environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks and opportunities that may ...

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Reasons to keep faith in China’s fundamentals

China’s forceful economic rebound bodes well for company earnings in 2021, incentivising active investors to refocus on fundamentals and seize on vo...

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Should you be worried about inflation?

Concerns around inflation and the associated impact on various asset classes have been rising over recent months as the global economy shifts from wor...

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Value’s death was premature and UK should prove to be ‘trade of the decade’

Last year, the world economy crashed into the most coordinated global recession of the post-war era. Since then, Australia’s remoteness and robust h...

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