Jonathan Pain has 29 years of international investment experience having led investment teams in London, Bahrain and Australia. He a regular speaker at investment conferences and seminars as the author and publisher of a widely read investment newsletter, The Pain Report and is well known for his contrarian views.
VFS Director Jack Kouzi recently sat down with Jonathan to discuss Brexit implications, negative interest rates and the Australia economy.
Portfolio Manager Kieran Neeson talks with David Novac from Wealthwise Education
David shares this wealth of knowledge in a refreshing, simple and clear manner. He is skilled at taking seemingly complex ideas and explaining them in a way that is readily understood and can be applied with confidence. In this 1 hour webinar, he will guide you step by step and show you how to use options to generate income.
This weekend is Mother’s Day in Australia and there is no better time to show Mum that you appreciate all her efforts and hard work. It’s a day for the whole family, when Mums and Grandmas are bought flowers, taken out to lunch and showered with gifts.
However with a bit of extra thought, you can help her enjoy the special day while also protecting the environment, maintaining a responsible attitude to your community and supporting ethically-sound and socially just business models.
Celebrating Mother’s Day in a socially responsible way is easy. Here are a few ideas to get you started.
Perhaps you’ve never thought of your financial assets as worthy of bringing about social change or enough to change the world. However, a group of people, coming together to direct their funds to support ethical and socially responsible issues, can be an incredibly powerful catalyst for change.
As anthropologist and author Margaret Mead (1901 – 1978) said: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”
This is the essence of Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) and it has changed the way we think about our savings. It has shown how we can do social good as well as receive a financial return.
Women, Millennials, and those that prioritise the sustainability of the planet are significant people to consider when strategies are adopted to provide guidance on personal investment.
Women globally control over $20 trillion in annual consumer spending. The biggest generation in U.S history, millennials represent a significant part of the future of investing. These fast growing demographics are set to drive growth into the socially responsible investment universe.
Ahhhhh chocolate. Food for the gods. A guilty pleasure and some say, should be a deadly sin. In this season of excess and indulgence, Australia is set to boost the industry by spending $200million on Easter Chocolate alone adding to the 5kg of chocolate consumed per person each year – that’s a lot of beans!
Before that delicately wrapped piece of happiness ends in your belly, it would have gone through a long and complex supply chain comprised of collections, traders, exporters, processors and manufacturers. The International Cocoa Organisation (ICCO) estimated in 2010 that 90% of the world’s cocoa is produced by 3 million farms, employing over 14 million individuals. 70% of the world’s chocolate comes from 4 West African Countries’ – Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon.
However, like every dirty secret indulgence, there is something about the chocolate Easter bunny that leaves a bitter taste.
On 25 September 2015, the 193 countries of the UN General Assembly adopted the 2030 Development.
“We have reached a defining moment in human history.” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, General Assembly
Agenda titled ‘Transforming our world’.
Earlier this year VFS offered an opportunity to invest in Proteomics International Laboratories Ltd.
PIQ today announced Ground-breaking Predictive Test for Diagnosis of Diabetic Kidney Disease.The test, called PromarkerD, is the world’s first proteomics-derived predictive test for the condition.
What a few days we have seen on the market!
To say that the selloff has been unexpected would be an understatement, especially at 2.30 yesterday afternoon when the news came through that the RBA had decided to cut interest rates to record lows and the much anticipated rate cut had occurred. Surely this was going to be the catalyst for a move through the holy grail XJO level of 6000.