EQUITIES

Financial planning

Google searches by investors looking to ‘buy stocks’ increased 663% between the last week of February and the second week of March as investors try to find cheap equities...

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Funds management

China-focused portfolio manager, Value Partners, has pointed to the pace at which Chinese companies are normalising their operations in circumstances where the country wa...

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Funds management

The move to remote working has meant strong growth for stores such as JB Hi-Fi and Officeworks as consumers boost their technology needs while others prepare for self-iso...

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Funds management

While many Australian equity funds are suffering, two ETFs are managing to achieve strong gains as a result of their short positioning....

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Policy & Regulation

Large market participants have been ordered by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission to reduce market trades by 25% as the regulator moves to bring order....

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Funds management

A New Zealand healthcare firm is one of the few stocks to see a material increase in its share price in light of COVID-19....

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Funds management

While there has been much focus on the struggles of technology stocks such as WiseTech and Webjet, there are several others which are bucking this trend with double-digit...

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Funds management

The Australian stockmarket will have “quite a bit further to fall” before it rebounds again, with March economic numbers expected to be “terrible” as a result of the coro...

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Funds management

As Australians stockpile groceries and supplies in the event of being quarantined, which of the two leading supermarkets are winning the war?...

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Funds management

Countries such as Vietnam, Indonesia and Taiwan present attractive opportunities for investors seeking exposure to Asian emerging markets away from China....

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Funds management

Merlon Capital Partners has become the latest firm to warn on its fund performance in light of coronavirus....

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Funds management

Natixis Investment Managers has reduced its exposure to equities in light of coronavirus in expectation of higher volatility in stockmarkets....

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Funds management

Investors Mutual Ltd has outlined how its portfolios will be affected by the coronavirus, highlighting stocks such as Crown Resorts and Sky City....

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Funds management

2019 was a strong year for equities, but according to a T. Rowe Price portfolio manager that momentum won’t always last, so fundamentals and stock selection will be impor...

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Funds management

Mining giant BHP Billiton, one of Australia’s largest miners, has reported a 39% profit increase but cautioned coronavirus could lead it to revise its expectations downwa...

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