EQUITIES

Funds management

It is important to think of opportunities outside of the major stocks as the market may struggle and move sideways in the next three to five years, according to Avenir....

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Funds management

The successful trial of two COVID-19 vaccines plus the election of Joe Biden as US president-elect has led to the “most bullish” fund manager sentiment all year....

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Funds management

While initial public offering listings have fallen overall this year, one firm which went ahead with its Australian Securities Exchange float has returned 200% since its ...

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Funds management

Reasons cited by Aussies for not investing included a preference to keep money in a bank account, belief it was too risky and lack of financial education. ...

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Funds management

Holding a low weight to financial stocks is the common denominator between those Australian equity funds which have reported double-digit gains over the past year. ...

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Funds management

One small-cap fund investing in Australian equities has returned more than 140% over the past six months but may be ignored by investors as it sits in the Asia Pacific ex...

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Funds management

Currency hedging has delivered better results for fixed income investors, as opposed to equity investors, according to research from Dimensional....

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Funds management

Investors should consider increasing their equities allocation to the technology sector as a means of dealing with heightened uncertainty and the likely increased market ...

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Funds management

Pengana chief investment officer Rhett Kessler said he was “vomit buying” after lowering his Australian equities fund’s cash weighting as a response to the market downtur...

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Funds management

Dividend cuts during reporting season is an important reminder that a long-term outlook is required for generating income from equities, according to First Sentier Invest...

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Superannuation

Investors are likely to place themselves in ‘immense risk’ in the future as their portfolios will need to be 100% allocated to equities if they want to make returns from ...

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Funds management

The typical 60/40 split for equities and bonds is at risk in the current environment and financial advisers are putting clients at risk by sticking with them, according t...

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Funds management

As this week marks five years since the launch of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, how have Australian sustainability funds performed over that period?...

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Funds management

Despite tech stocks leading the US markets this year, Pengana has now completely exited large-cap technology companies in its International fund....

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Funds management

Despite the average Australian equity fund returning 41% over the last five years, fears of underperformance and hidden fees are the biggest challenges for firms to dispe...

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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