While interest rates are now in restrictive territory, inflation remains too high for comfort and borrowing costs have further to rise.
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Private equity – An attractive asset class
by Conor O’Dea
Over the last 60+ years, private equity investing has developed from the original leveraged buyout deals, once the unproven territory of financial pioneers, into a tried and tested investment philosophy.

Lessons from Australian pension reform
by Eoin Hassett
Australia boasts the fifth-largest pension market in the world, with assets under management of AUD 3.5 trillion (EUR 2.3 trillion) at the end of 2022.

A spotlight on liquidity: money moves markets
Our article compares the key drivers of improving liquidity against the current market risks and what it means for investors.

The EU’s “stick approach” to climate action: CBAM
by Irene Lauro
The world’s first carbon border tax, or CBAM – the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism – could have important implications for the global economy.

How to Lose Reserve Currency Status
History is full of economic and societal collapses.

Pension property is alive and well
by Eoin Hassett
As Ireland’s fascination with bricks and mortar continues unabated, pension property may be a way to encourage resistant pension savers to start retirement planning.

The Fed—quantitative tightening or quantitative easing?
Can the Fed balance its objective of fighting inflation—and help save banks in turmoil?

Why there’s more to China than just big tech
Mainstream indices are a poor reference point for investors in China

The Shine on Singapore
by Samir Mehta
China’s heavy-handed attitude to Hong Kong, to Covid, to trade relations, is playing to Singapore’s reputation for prudence and rule of law

Banks: The crucial questions
In moments like these when events are rapidly unfolding and investors struggle to keep up with volatile markets, it is important to step back and ask three crucial questions:

China – time to buy?
by Terry Devitt
After three years of stringent zero-Covid policies, the Chinese Government finally capitulated in December 2022