Showing 11 to 20 of 73 articles: DAVID SAIJA , LUCIE BIELCZYKOVA , STEVE SUTINEN , SIMON PETRIS | THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023 As seen in 2022, uncertainty has weighed heavily on markets and generated extreme volatility across asset classes. Read more JAMES STEWART , LUKE SMITH , ERIC STENE | THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023 Gold can be a challenging asset class for investors. Read more NICK MAY , NICHOLAS RUTTER | THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023 The challenges posed by climate change affect all sectors, and financial markets have a major role in providing the funding needed for the global transition to a sustainable economy. Read more HAMZA SHAKIR AZEEM | FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2022 Investment returns for public and private market portfolios are derived from a number of variables. Read more SCOTT BERG | FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2022 Markets have endured a tumultuous period over the last two years with an extraordinary period encompassing a pandemic, economic recovery, and now, military conflict in Europe. Read more SCOTT DAVIES | FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2022 As institutional investors have optimised their portfolios along the risk and return continuum, real estate has become a meaningful portion of their asset mix, with the average institutional allocating nearly 11% of its investments to the asset clas ... Read more ANGUS GLUSKIE | TUESDAY, 19 APR 2022 There has been much debate in the press of late about listed investment companies (LICs). The LIC and trust sector contains some of the largest, lowest-cost, most reliable, trusted and long-lasting investment vehicles that can be access by both retail ... Read more SHAMEZ ALIBHAI | MONDAY, 21 FEB 2022 The way investors thought about hedging inflation changed dramatically in 1977. Until then, it had been broadly accepted that equities provided decent protection against the damaging impact of inflation on portfolio real returns. Read more NIGEL RAYMENT , ROGER HALLAM | THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021 To start with the basics, every international investment can be broken down into two parts. The first is probably the most obvious-the asset itself. Read more JORDAN ELISEO | THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021 The difficulty in working out a fair value given the absence of a cash flow is only one of the challenges that can make it difficult for institutional investors to allocate to gold. Read more |
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Wealth with purpose
PHIL HARKNESS
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
MUTUAL TRUST PTY LTD
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
MUTUAL TRUST PTY LTD
In the realm of Australian family offices, a stark reality emerges: 70% risk dropping the ball on wealth transfer. To curb this trend, Mutual Trust chief executive Phil Harkness and head of strategy Tracy Conlan are dedicated to helping clients create and preserve purposeful multi-generational wealth. Chloe Walker writes.