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FEATURE: Back in action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
... arose was many investors were taking out margin loans and investing the money into only a handful - if that - of major stocks. So, in the event that one or more of those stocks lost value, so too did the investor and the debt stacked up. "Margin lending ...

Fewer global equity managers underperform: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2025
... accounted for over 70% of the S&P World Index by index weight at the year's starting point, but less than 70% by count; the US stocks' relatively poor performance enabled a larger number of non-US stocks to outperform the index," the report shows. Some ...

FEATURE: Hyped up

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... investment theme. In the 90s, for example, Japan dominated, while the 70s were defined by booming demand in oil and energy stocks. The last 10 years saw a torrent of investor capital flood the US market, bolstering its 'exceptionalism' status ...

ART raises stake in Tabcorp

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2025
... online gambling websites, platforms or mobile applications. ART's Socially Conscious option did not hold any gambling stocks listed on the ASX as at 31 December 2024. Gambling stocks have surged in recent years alongside an increase in sports betting. ...

VanEck goes for growth with new ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025
... 28, pending final regulatory approval. GWTH aims to capitalise on the outperformance of 'growth' companies over 'value' stocks, targeting companies that are poised for rapid revenue and earnings expansion. Despite investing in growth stocks having traditionally ...

Institutional investors show signs uncertainty has peaked: State Street

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2025
... found. "Beneath this overall optimism, there are intriguing nuances. Investors continue to favour US consumer discretionary stocks, hinting at potential disruptions to their growth outlook," Metcalfe said. "Robust cross-border flows in July were concentrated ...

Overcoming the three-body problem in advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
... consumers, businesses, economies are going to benefit from this then you want active management to pick the sectors and stocks that will benefit," he said. Valuations must also be considered, with valuations currently being dominated by the mega-cap ...

T. Rowe Price brings research equity strategy down under

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2025
... research platform to provide investors diversified exposure to the global equity market by holding between 750 and 1000 stocks, the manager said. It offers a low tracking error alternative to passive allocations and is structured to be similar to those ...

American Century cuts US outlook amid tariff impacts

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
... longer-dated bonds remains healthy. However, the firm lowered return forecasts for all equities and reduced valuations for US stocks. "We expect P/E multiples for US large-cap stocks to decline over the next five years, reducing our (arithmetic average) ...

Future Generation delivers 10.8%, increases dividend

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025
... towards high-quality small and mid-cap companies." Gurney added that while recent market gains have been led by large-cap stocks, the investment committee continued to focus on smaller, high-quality companies which she said offer the greatest potential ...