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Social media ETF proves possibilities are endless

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
... investors to the Sprott BUZZ Social Media Insights index. Each month, the BUZZ Index identifies the 100 most-mentioned stocks on sites like Twitter and Facebook and ranks them using a proprietary analytics model, selecting for inclusion the 25 stocks ...

AustralianSuper launches new SRI investment option

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
... Forces welcomed the announcement but said the vast majority of the fund's members "will be left holding sinking fossil fuel stocks that contribute to global warming." Market Forces analyst Dan Gocher said restricting investments in companies with fossil ...

Divestment integral for better returns

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
Australian investors should be questioning their investments in fossil fuel stocks following the collapse of Peabody, according to Market Forces. The financial activist group said the long-expected bankruptcy of Peabody should serve as a "cautionary ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
... indices came in below 50 last month: Sales down to 49.4 from 55.7 in February; Supplier deliveries down to 49.3 from 50.1; Stocks down to 48.3 from 50.1; and, Employment down to 47.8 from 47.7. While the new orders index remained in expansion, March's ...

State Street SHE Index aimed at capitalising on diversity

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2016
... leaders. Operating under the ticker SHE, the index, which is currently only available to US investors, is made up of 144 stocks from the largest 1,000 US listed companies, based on the presence of women at the CEO, board or senior leadership level with ...

Stockspot releases robo tool for HNW investors

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
Stockspot has released a personalised automated investment portfolio service targeted at attracting high-net worth investors. The Stockspot Themes service allows "qualifying investors" to choose from 14 different investment themes which tie into Stockspot's ...

Lonsec and Zenith upgrade Fidelity ratings

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... note. Launched in July 2013, the actively managed long-only fund holds between 40 and 70 mid- and small-cap Australian stocks that the fund manager has identified as identified as being attractively valued, having strong competitive position and with ...

Confused environment leads to Aussie stock volatility

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2016
... prices at both ends of the spectrum." "Daily price movements throughout reporting season were extremely volatile both for stocks that disappointed - such as Cover-More, Super Retail and Billabong - as well as those that exceeded expectations, such as ...

Managed fund allocations jump

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
... in developing portfolios," continued Marsh. "There's a world of difference between holding a small number of bank/mining stocks and utilising a professionally managed share portfolio via a managed fund or SMA. This level of professionalism in portfolio ...

With pretty numbers like these, who needs a rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
... four consecutive months of below 50 readings. Among the survey's individual components; sales, new orders, employment, stocks, wages and capacity utilisation improved las month. Supplier deliveries, input prices and selling prices retreated. Similarly ...