Forbes in Focus with Chris Andrews
Our CEO, Chris Andrews, recently joined Forbes Editor-in-Chief Sarah O’Carroll for Forbes In Focus – The Business of Conviction series.
Our CEO, Chris Andrews, recently joined Forbes Editor-in-Chief Sarah O’Carroll for Forbes In Focus – The Business of Conviction series.
La Trobe Financial is pleased to announce that the La Trobe Private Credit Fund (ASX: LF1) is now available on the ASX.
Our CEO, Chris Andrews, featured in The Australian Financial Review’s Chanticleer, sharing our long-term strategy to grow AUM from $20 billion to $55 billion by 2030.
The fundamental tenets of creating investment products are simple: Start with quality assets which align to stated investment objectives. House these assets within an appropriate structure. Manage the assets in an open, transparent way with experienced professionals acting as careful stewards of investor capital.
For more than 35 years, traversing moments of great market volatility, La Trobe Financial’s portfolio accounts have consistently generated low volatility investment returns. And the volatility in markets throughout recent months serves as yet another reminder of the value of these investments: These are exactly the moments investments like ours are created for.
The United States and all its news, culture, entertainment, politics and business influences are never far from everyday life in Australia. From Black Friday sales and trick-or-treating on Halloween to nuclear-powered submarines and Netflix binges, American and Australian lives are deeply intertwined.
It’s been a blockbuster month for economic data in Australia. The key takeaway? Cautious optimism remains the most sensible stance. While it would be nice to drop the “cautious” and lean fully into optimism, risks still linger.
Most assume their existing super fund will take care of everything, and for many, that’s exactly what happens. They leave their money where it is. But is that the best strategy for reliable income and risk-adjusted returns in retirement? Evidence suggests otherwise.
Investors step into 2026 facing one of the most complex macro backdrops in more than a decade. Warning lights are flashing across global markets: from slowing economic growth to soaring gold prices, from historically high equity valuations to rising long‑term bond yields in markets traditionally viewed as stable. Uncertainty is not only elevated, but also already influencing market pricing, investor sentiment, and capital flows.
Credit is the quiet force powering modern life. It finances everything from the infrastructure we walk on to the electricity we use, the AI systems we increasingly rely on, and the mortgages that put roofs over our heads. To call it the lifeblood of the economy is no exaggeration.
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