Inflation underpins every asset class. But have we seen the peak of inflation? Jay Sivapalan (Janus Henderson), Hugh Dive (Atlas Funds Management), Kieran Rooney (Evergreen Consultants), and Chamath De Silva (BetaShares) discuss the implications of inflation on portfolio construction and asset allocation.t.

A war in Ukraine, rising tensions over China, and political events worldwide have caused a sharp jump in risk levels for financial markets. Jonathon Costello (Western Asset), Chris Carrodus (Evidentia), David Berthon-Jones (Aequitas), Matthew Swieconek (Findex), and Brett Sanders (Philo Capital Advisers) discuss these rising risks when constructing portfolios.

When talking about risk, it’s generally referred to in relation to volatility and the potential for capital loss. Raf Choudhury (abrdn), William Higgins (DFS Portfolio Solutions), Glen Foster (Atrium), and Victor Huang (Milliman) discuss their approach to risk and how they deal with portfolio construction in an increasingly volatile environment.

Caitriona Fay - Managing Partner, Community & Social Investment explains Perpetual Private’s approach to improving client relations with philanthropy and explains the 3 primary philanthropic structures that can be used in Australia

Investing attitudes of emerging investors - Leah Willis (Australian Ethical) discusses some of the key outtakes from the latest research examining the next generation of investors.

Alex Ventelon and Wayne Chatterjee (Morgan Stanley) explain why taking a multi-asset allocation approach is better suited to generate favourable risk-adjusted returns in the current volatile and inflationary environment.

High-net-worth (HNW) clients tend to be sophisticated investors with more complex investment needs. Alex Ventelon (Morgan Stanley) and Kyle Lidbury (Perpetual Private) discuss their approach to portfolio management for these types of clients.

Technology will continue to play a significant role in reshaping the advice landscape in the years ahead. Andrew Inwood (CoreData), Eric Rocks (SS&C), and Samantha Hawkins (Praemium) share their insights on some of the trends in technology that will impact advice

ChatGPT is one of a new breed of AI language tools that are poised to transform businesses and their relationships with clients. Dr Michael Kollo (Qurious Analytics) explains how ChatGPT is likely to impact the financial advice sector, helping improve productivity and making advice more accessible to a greater number of Australians.

With the financial services sector 300 times more likely to experience a cyber attack, taking cybersecurity seriously is an absolute necessity for any financial advice business. Fraser Jack (The Cyber Collective) provides his top tips for putting together a cybersecurity plan.

As technology continues to reshape the advice landscape, a new wave of fintech is helping advisers to keep their clients’ goals at the centre of the advice relationship. Jacqui Henderson (Advice Intelligence) explains how this is being done.

Global equities are one of the key drivers of returns for managed account portfolios, but at a time when global indices are down around 20 per cent year-to-date, managing this part of the portfolio is particularly challenging. Andy Gardner (Fiera Atlas Global Companies), Alex Ventelon (Morgan Stanley), and Daniel Stojanovski (Centrepoint Alliance) discuss their approach to navigating uncertainty with this asset class.

There are a range of potential obstacles to avoid when implementing a managed accounts structure. Brent Bevan (MLC) identifies the key obstacles and provides solutions to overcoming them.

Eleanor Menniti (Lonsec), Uwe Helmes (BlackRock), and Julian Lefcovitch (North) explore the challenges and benefits of bringing a scaleable custom managed portfolio solution to market.

Frances Taylor & Daniel Vanderzei (Colonial First State) and Ty Cockle (Financial Foundations Australia) provide practical considerations about implementing managed accounts in a financial advice business.

While private equity can provide investors with capital gain and growth, and private debt with stability of capital and an uncorrelated source of income, private market assets don’t come without their risks. Adrian Mackenzie (Five V Capital), Andrew Lockhart (Metrics Credit Partners), Jonathan Ramsay (InvestSense), and Kyle Lidbury CFA (Perpetual Private) discuss the role of private markets in retail portfolios.

The regulatory landscape of ESG is changing rapidly. At the IMAP InvestTech 2021 conference, Stuart Alsop of FE fundInfo took a deep look at the regulatory landscape - both here and overseas - and explains where the industry needs to go with ESG disclosure.

Do the needs of high-net-worth (HNW) clients really differ from retail investors, and is this cohort actually more profitable for an advice business? Drawing on their experience working with HNW clients, Andrew Tracy (JBWere) and Will Howard (Fitzpatricks Private Wealth) share some of their insights.

Despite a challenging and volatile investment environment, Martin Conlon (Schroders), Anthony Golowenko(MLC Asset Management), Chris Reynolds (Infinity Asset Management), and Peter Bell (Bellmont Securities) set the case for Australian equities.