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Investors face financial repression and rising inflation Traditional bond and income strategies are not suited for this environment. We...

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Machinations of macro, asset sleeves and allocation by outcomes not benchmarks

In episode 102, Alex Proimos speaks with Mark Beardow, co-chief investment officer, and Andrew Baume, adviser, at Darling Macro. This...

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Q2 2021 review: Expectations have caught up with the US economy

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New sources of portfolio protection

Equities have experienced more regular and deeper negative shocks in the last 5 to 15 years than typical of the last 60 years. At the...

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Everything is so expensive

In a follow-up to our last blog on lessons from 2020, Andrew Baume and I discuss some of the challenges for investing when everything is...

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Adding to the Investment Strategy platform

The effectiveness of conventional monetary policy has reached certain constraints. We have observed these constraints through the use of...

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This time it is different?

Recently I sat down with my colleague Andrew Baume to reflect on 2020 and what lessons can be drawn. As he says, with the dubious benefit...

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Q1 2021 review: Inflation or growth shock?

Read Q1 2021 Review Source: Darling Macro. For wholesale investors only.

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Inflation shock or growth shock?

Concern about the rising risk of inflation has been pervasive over the last 6 months. In this note we look into Australian inflation...

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A new multi-asset strategy with long pedigree

Source: Greg Bright and Investor Strategy | News. For wholesale investors only.

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Why is the market testing central banks' policy prescription?

Since November more investors have begun to speculate that interest rates will need to lift earlier than current central bank guidance....

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Do low bond yields support high equity valuations?

The consensus is that low rates and bond yields are supporting high equity valuations. As the chart below shows there is a relationship...

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Will lower unemployment generate inflation sustainably above 2%?

Markets have consistently overestimated the necessary degree of central bank monetary tightening over the last 25 years. This great chart...

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2020 : a real time stress test

2020 provided a real time stress test of the Darling Macro approach. During 2020, the fund successfully protected investors during the...

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Defensive equity diversifiers in a low interest rate environment

What does the future of defensive equity diversifiers look like in a (SAA) Strategic Asset Allocation ? Watch how in a low rate...

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Can we all be contrarians?

As investors we are not always rational in our portfolio decisions and behavioural factors can explain some of the "irrationality". This...

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November 2020 performance charts

A brief review of markets performance and the key performance contributors to the Darling Macro Fund November Narratives that fit stories...

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I can't live with you, I can't live without you

I think its uncontroversial to say that equities are the foundation of many portfolios and have generated returns well above cash and...

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Darling Macro Fund rated 'Superior' by SQM Research

The Darling Macro Fund has been awarded an inaugural rating of “Superior 4 stars” and its top investment grading of “High Investment...

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Diversifying equity risk

Equities are the foundation of many portfolios and have generated returns well above cash and inflation over the long term. However...

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