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Evolving portfolios for the new paradigm: the case for private infrastructure
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In this paper, we discuss prominent themes impacting the longer-term investment outlook, and we highlight strategies that investors may consider to navigate an increasingly complex forward view. Applying a sophisticated ensemble asset allocation model, we assert that an evolved style of portfolio construction, to include both private infrastructure equity and debt, can lead to a more robust, better-diversified portfolio and potentially improved risk-adjusted returns.
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Economic Update September 2023
The global economy still proves resilient to cost of living pressures and higher interest rates as unexpectedly tight labour markets support activity. Central banks may need to hold rates higher for longer to bring inflation down, leaving investors overweight fixed income waiting for longer duration positions to prove their worth.

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RMBS and mortgage stresses: Modelling the impacts of stress scenarios
Australian household finances are under increasing pressure with monetary policy tightening and rising costs of living. This is testing the ability of mortgage holders to service their loans, which has implications for the housing market and the performance of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS). We anticipate that mortgage arrears and default rates will rise from their current levels and we have modelled various stress scenarios on rated notes in a recent prime RMBS transaction to assess the implications of this economic environment on these securities.

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Economic Update June 2023
Continued monetary policy tightening in recent months sees rates at levels where risks to inflation and wider economic activity are more finely balanced.