Australia has barely squeaked through with a pass mark on sustainable finance, according to an independent tracker.
Much of this year has remained fraught with uncertainty and instability in the markets. This, of course, has caused many investors to become nervous and impulsive about their market decisions.
This article will help to ease some fears about market volatility and outline a behavioural approach to address emotional decision-making.
The “news” as presented to us has always had a negative bent, but one could be forgiven for thinking that it’s become even more negative with constant stories of disasters, conflict, wrongdoing, grievance and loss. Consistent with this it seems that the worry list for investors is more threatening and confusing.
After three weeks of falls, global share markets managed to rise over the last week helped by softer economic data easing concerns about higher for longer central bank interest rates, the ongoing interest in AI supported by strong sales at Nvidia and no hawkish surprises from Fed Chair Powell’s Jackson Hole speech.
