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2026 Market Outlook: Expect a Bumpier Ride — But Not Necessarily a Bad One After three strong years for diversified investors, 2026 is shaping up as a “normal” year again: positive returns are still plausible, but they’re likely to come with larger drawdowns, louder headlines, and...

[vc_video link='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDwq30X6BKw'] [vc_separator type='normal' position='center' color='#000000' thickness='1' up='20' down='20'] Major asset class performance Global equities continued to move higher in October, supported by  resilient global economic growth, corporate earnings, subdued bond yields and optimism around artificial intelligence. Australian equities inched higher and underperformed global equities, despite a...

[vc_video link='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0s6wKNNVs84'] [vc_separator type='normal' position='center' color='#000000' thickness='1' up='20' down='20'] Major asset class performance Global equities continued to move higher in August, supported by continued good US earnings reports, the still-limited tariff effects on the US economy and a “dovish pivot” by the US Federal Reserve. US markets...

[vc_video link='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g22qy6DrLI'] [vc_separator type='normal' position='center' color='#000000' thickness='1' up='20' down='20'] Asset Class Performance October was generally a risk-off period with declines in both global equity and bond returns. Solid US economic data and uncertainty ahead of the US Presidential election saw both bond yields and the $US rise,...