Basis Points

Today we're joined by Rob Mead, Managing Director and co-Head of Asia-Pacific Portfolio Management at PIMCO.PIMCO is one of the world's largest investment managers, managing trillions of dollars in fixed-income securities for clients. So they are well placed to give us a sense of the economy and where that may lead markets and rates for the rest of 2025.Today we speak to Rob about:The state of the economy in both Australia and the USPIMCO's view on where rates will go from here in both Australia and the USWhy many advisers are underweight bonds and the risks that may cause in client portfoliosThis episode was recorded on March 27th 2025.----------CPD Points: This episode has been accredited for CPD points by the Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA).To claim your points, complete the CPD Quiz and we'll send you your certificate.----------This episode has been sponsored by PIMCO.If you would like to learn more about PIMCO and their Cboe-listed ETFs, head to: https://www.pimco.com/au/enThank you to PIMCO for helping us keep all of our content free and accessible.----------Want more Basis Points?Sign up to the Basis Points emailJoin the conversation on LinkedInWatch all episodes in full and relive some of our favourite clips on YouTube----------In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Basis Points acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. ----------Basis Points is a product of Equity Mates Media. This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.

Investing is an expectations game, and today’s guest wants to help you get the probabilities in your favourToday we're joined by Matt Wacher, Chief Investment Officer for Asia-Pacific at Morningstar.In our conversation, we cover:Why investing should be thought of as an expectations gameHow we can identify the expectations investors have for different companies and marketsWhy Matt likes finding the lowest bars to jump overExamples of this approach: How it helped Matt and his team identify Alibaba's turnaround and avoid Nvidia's fallAnother company that Matt thinks the market has overreacted to and is set up for a turnaround----------CPD Points: This episode has been accredited for CPD points by the Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA).Legislated CPD Area(s): Technical Competence Knowledge Requirement(s): Managed InvestmentsTo claim your points, complete the CPD Quiz and we'll send you your certificate.----------Basis Points would not be possible without the support of our three launch partners:Orbis Investments - Invest differentlyMilford - Invested in the outcomeCBOE - Local market, global opportunitiesThank you to all three partners for helping us keep all of our content free and accessible.----------Want more Basis Points?Sign up to the Basis Points emailJoin the conversation on LinkedInWatch all episodes in full and relive some of our favourite clips on YouTube----------In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Basis Points acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. ----------Basis Points is a product of Equity Mates Media. This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.

Everyone can talk-the-talk when it comes to diversification. But are our portfolios walking-the-walk? Today's guest doesn't think so.Today we're joined by Adam Bajcarz, Head of Portfolio Management at Apt Wealth.In this episode we focus on:Apt Wealth's investment philosophy and rules of portfolio constructionWhere Adam believes many advisers are getting diversification wrongHow the investment team at Apt Wealth assess fund managersAdam's 5 P's of investingThe emerging asset classes that Adam is seeing more of in Australia----------CPD Points: This episode has been accredited for CPD points by the Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA).To claim your points, complete the CPD Quiz and we'll send you your certificate.----------Basis Points would not be possible without the support of our three launch partners:Orbis - Invest differentlyMilford Asset Management - Invested in the outcomeCBOE - Local market, global opportunitiesThank you to all three partners for helping us keep all of our content free and accessible.----------Want more Basis Points?Sign up to the Basis Points emailJoin the conversation on LinkedInWatch all episodes in full and relive some of our favourite clips on YouTube----------In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Basis Points acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. ----------Basis Points is a product of Equity Mates Media. This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.

Basis Points has launched! And what a big episode to kick off with.Today we're joined by the founder of Viola Private Wealth and an adviser who often sits at the top of the list of Australia's best advisers: Charlie Viola.In a wide-ranging conversation, we speak to Charlie about:Going out on his own and launching Viola Private WealthHis foundational principles of portfolio constructionBest practice for educating clients and bringing them on the journeyHow the Viola team assess emerging asset classes----------CPD Points: This episode has been accredited for CPD points by the Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA).To claim your points, complete the CPD Quiz and we'll send you your certificate.----------Basis Points would not be possible without the support of our three launch partners:Orbis - Invest differentlyMilford Asset Management - Invested in the outcomeCBOE - local market, global opportunitiesThank you to all three partners for helping us keep all of our content free and accessible.----------Want more Basis Points?Sign up to the Basis Points emailJoin the conversation on LinkedInWatch all episodes in full and relive some of our favourite clips on YouTube----------In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Basis Points acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. ----------Basis Points is a product of Equity Mates Media. This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.

The global opportunity set for investors is massive. And yet, so much of our attention focuses on such a narrow section of one market. Today's guest wants us to break out of our bubble and explore the full global opportunity that we have before us.Today we're joined by Alexander Whight, Portfolio Manager and Head of Global Equities at Milford.We speak to Alexander about:Separating the signal from the noise is such a noisy marketAlexander's investment process at Milford: from uncovering new ideas, research to investingThe best uses of AI tools for stock researchTwo companies Alexander is finding interesting at the moment: API Group (NYSE: APG) and Aramark (NYSE: ARMK)----------CPD Points: This episode has been accredited for CPD points by the Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA).To claim your points, complete the CPD Quiz and we'll send you your certificate.----------This episode has been sponsored by Milford.If you’d like to find out more about what Milford can do for your clients, check out milfordasset.com.au.To learn more and before you invest, be sure to read the Milford Funds Product Disclosure Statements and Target Market Determinations at milfordasset.com.au. 'Milford’ in this podcast refers to Milford Australia Pty Ltd ABN 65 169 262 971 (AFSL 461253), which was formerly known as Milford Asset Management in Australia.Thank you to Milford for helping us keep all of our content free and accessible.----------Want more Basis Points?Sign up to the Basis Points emailJoin the conversation on LinkedInWatch all episodes in full and relive some of our favourite clips on YouTube----------In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Basis Points acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. ----------Basis Points is a product of Equity Mates Media. This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.

Are we entering a golden age of financial advice? This adviser certainly thinks so.Today we're joined by Andrew Hewison, the Managing Director of Hewison Private Wealth.In our conversation, we cover:The biggest changes in the advice landscape over the past 20 yearsWhy Hewison Private Wealth uses IMAs over SMAs and model portfoliosThe best uses of AI Andrew has seen across the advice industryThe operations of Hewison Private Wealth's in-house investment committee----------CPD Points: This episode has been accredited for CPD points by the Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA).To claim your points, complete the CPD Quiz and we'll send you your certificate.----------Basis Points would not be possible without the support of our three launch partners:Orbis - Invest differentlyMilford Asset Management - Invested in the outcomeCBOE - Local market, global opportunitiesThank you to all three partners for helping us keep all of our content free and accessible.----------Want more Basis Points?Sign up to the Basis Points emailJoin the conversation on LinkedInWatch all episodes in full and relive some of our favourite clips on YouTube----------In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Basis Points acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. ----------Basis Points is a product of Equity Mates Media. This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.