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A sustained energy shock would raise the risk of recession

As ongoing geopolitical uncertainty continues to roil commodity markets, Coolabah Capital’s Kieran Davies says Oil shocks are stagflationary, which in turn limits the scope of central banks to cut interest rates.
16 March 2026 3 min read

Insurance brokers: not as easy to displace as the AI headlines suggest

If 2025 was the year of the AI leaders, then 2026 has started off as the year of the AI scare story.
13 March 2026 4 min read

Markets priced for perfection amidst a storm brewing

Janus Henderson’s Jay Sivapalan says investor complacency is masking growing credit vulnerabilities, making disciplined downside protection essential.
13 March 2026 3 min read

Monthly market views: AI disruption and dollar hedging

Despite the disruption AI is creating across stock markets, one thing is clear – AI-driven investment spending continues to grow.
13 March 2026 3 min read

Is there opportunity in the software shakeout?

Why Ophir Asset Management won’t be relying on a recovery in software or a continuation of semi strength to drive future performance.
17 February 2026 3 min read

Much ado about everything

With a new Fed chair, Schroders Australia predicts policy is looking to reverse much of the course of the past decade.
17 February 2026 3 min read

Active management thrives in small caps

Is a volatile 2026 ahead for Australian small caps? Wilson Asset Management says it’s confident in turning rate shifts, resources momentum and M&A into opportunity.
29 January 2026 3 min read

On track for a Feb RBA rate hike and a likely follow-up in May

After Q4 inflation figures came in hotter than expected, Coolabah Capital’s Kieran Davies says the RBA rarely hikes rates once and a message of fine-tuning with only one rate rise would risk undermining the impact of tighter policy.
29 January 2026 3 min read

3 quality ASX stocks for 2026

Blackwattle Investment Partners highlights its top stock picks from 2025 plus, three new high-quality companies best placed to navigate 2026.
28 January 2026 3 min read

Stock-picking in the resources sector

Airlie Funds Management’s Emma Fisher takes a measured approach to commodity investing.
22 January 2026 5 min read

The missing ingredient for small-cap outperformance is here

While 2025 may have tested investor nerves, Ophir Asset Management says returns held up. Looking ahead however, shifting earnings dynamics are pointing to new winners in 2026.
22 January 2026 3 min read

Where to catch the investment waves in 2026

On the surface, Forager Funds’ Steve Johnson says 2025 looked like a solid year for markets. But if you look beneath the headline returns, it was anything but straightforward.
14 January 2026 3 min read

The major forces set to have outsized impacts on markets this year

Global markets are deceptively calm at the start of 2026, despite dominating headlines of geopolitical and economic uncertainty. Daintree Capital’s Justin Tyler this resilience is not accidental but warns there could be disruption ahead.
14 January 2026 2 min read

Dogs of the ASX 2025: who bit, who limped, and who’s ready to run?

One investor’s trash is another’s treasure. Atlas Funds Management’s Hugh Dive details the Dogs of the ASX in 2025 plus this one stock that’s the top candidate for a rebound in 2026.
06 January 2026 3 min read

Lessons learnt from 2025, and my biggest worry for the year ahead

Fidelity International’s Tom Steveson says every year in markets is different, and there is always something to learn, and 2025 was no exception. Here he details five of 2025’s lessons that may be worth repeating, plus his biggest worry for 2026.
05 January 2026 3 min read

The Holy Grail of investing: How to spot ASX Ten Baggers before the masses pile in

Think spotting Ten Baggers is luck? Think again. Livewire’s Carl Capolingua says this tool identified every ASX Ten Bagger in 2025 – and it’s gearing up for 2026.
16 December 2025 4 min read

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