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9 January 2026
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Non-banks in Australia and New Zealand have enjoyed record growth over the past decade, but can this success be sustained under new market conditions? Perpetual and the Australian Securitisation Forum have collaborated to look at the reasons for the growth of non-banks as well as the sector’s opportunities and challenges for future growth.
A challenging macroeconomic backdrop of rising inflation and interest rates has tested investor patience over 2022 and global recession fears have done little to help. This paper discusses developments with Perpetual's long-short funds and thoughts on the past reporting season.
The Perpetual Ethical SRI Fund, one of Australia’s first ESG funds, celebrated its 20th birthday last month. To celebrate, we take a look back at some of the Fund’s highlights, the process and performance.
The March quarter 2022 saw financial assets face renewed challenges, as China grapples with the Omicron variant of COVID-19 and conflict in the far east of Europe sees disruption and geopolitical tension rise.
Australia’s electricity system is undergoing unprecedented change arising from the proliferation of renewable energy generation, but our existing energy system is not designed to cope with such rapid transition.
(Written prior to the US election) Perpetual’s Multi Asset team share their perspectives on the most recent developments of the continuously-evolving Coronavirus situation and the related implications on financial markets, the global economy and policy responses.
Treasury has released draft legislation for a new version of the controversial $3 million super tax. It's a significant improvement on the original proposal but there are some stings in the tail.
The predictions include dividends will outstrip growth as a source of Australian equity returns, US market performance will be underwhelming, while US government bonds will beat gold.
We're about to add another million people to cities like Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne. How many hospitals and other essential infrastructure are needed to cater to a million more people? This breaks down the numbers.
The US dollar’s long-standing role as a ‘shock absorber’ during times of market stress is showing cracks. The ‘Liberation Day’ sell-off was a timely reminder of this, and here's what investors should do about it.
My mother developed dementia before eventually dying in June last year. She was in three aged care homes before finding the right one. Here is what I learned along the way.
China has flooded the world with electric cars and solar panels to offset the economic drag from a weak domestic property market. How long can this go on, and what are the implications for commodities and Australia?
Tesla copped criticism after its shareholders approved a package allowing Musk to earn up to $1 trillion in stock options. If only Australian businesses were more like Tesla.