TECHNOLOGY

Funds management

Microsoft is as close to a staple as you can find today and there are better opportunities than buying a bond, according to Munro Partners....

Financial planning

There may be convergence of advice and technology but the amount of great technology businesses sits below the level of advice ones, according to BT....

Funds management

Technology stocks had a “rocky month” in May, with the S&P ASX 200 Information Technology sector losing 10%. ...

Funds management

Cyclical companies may be benefitting from the pandemic recovery in the short-term but there are three secular technology areas which will benefit over the next decade, a...

Funds management

Assets in thematic exchange traded funds could reach $10 billion by the end of 2021, according to VanEck, as they have grown by 70% in the past six months....

Funds management

Technology exchange traded funds continue to attract funds due to the strong fundamentals of the companies in their portfolios....

Funds management

Investors are getting “overexcited” about the strong share price growth of certain technology names that had seen their shares sell-off, according to Antipodes....

Funds management

Mining and banks will become a smaller component of the Australian Securities Exchange and there will be more fintech businesses instead, Tribeca believes....

Funds management

Platinum’s Cameron Robertson has used his technology background to highlight opportunities in Asia as he takes over co-management of the Platinum Asia fund....

Features

COVID-19 has been a catalyst for technological change in the industry but, Chris Dastoor writes, a major issue remains in how technology can address the accessibility of ...

Financial planning

The unintended consequences of new regulation can be costly without really benefitting the consumer, as consumers instead become inundated with overbearing regulatory inf...

Funds management

Firms believe US President Biden would be more likely to strike a balance between economic and security interests compared to his predecessor....

Financial planning

Independent financial advisers who are unencumbered by vertically integrated institutional models will be able to save costs with greater access to a broader platform and...

Expert Analysis

As the medium between the client and the adviser, writes Kathy Vincent, it is imperative for platforms to respond to technological changes and adapt to their needs....

Funds management

The high valuations of technology firms could be challenged if inflation is to rise quickly, according to fund managers....

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