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FEATURE: Investing in a world on hold

LAURA MILLAN | FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015

... to risky assets over the last few months in a bid to secure returns in a low growth environment. "We used to like US equities, European and Japanese equities. But we like them a bit less now because they come with the uncertainty around the Fed's decision ...

Nikko downgrades equities stance

MARK SMITH | FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015

... global investment committee. The company's most senior investment professionals from around the globe forecast that US equities will underperform over the next six months to March 2016 and has given them an underweight stance. The committee noted that ...

BetaShares launches two new funds

STAFF WRITER | THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015

BetaShares has launched two new exchange-traded funds, both targeted at US equities. According to BetaShares' statement, the BetaShares Geared US Equity Fund - Currency Hedged fund will "maintain exposure to "the 500 largest securities listed in the ...

Fedcident waiting to happen?

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015

... October 2014 (the same month and year the Fed was all tapered out) - more so now that considered already overvalued US equities are higher and hence, more overvalued. Cast your minds back to 6 May 2015 - the time when Yellen said that, "I would highlight ...

Market to open lower

AAP | MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015

... and forth and is basically an excuse for the market." Cardillo said there are other factors behind the pullback in US equities, including next week's Federal Reserve policy meeting that will update the Fed's plan to hike interest rates in the coming ...

BetaShares launch NASDAQ ETF

DARREN SNYDER | WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015

... international equities products in the Australian ETF market during the first four months of 2015. "Investor appetite for US equities remains strong and we have built out a range of funds to reflect that across income and growth-focused strategies" ...

End heavy weighting in US equities: Tempo AM

LAURA MILLAN | FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015

Tempo Asset Management joined the ranks of global equities managers who are forecasting the end of the United States bull market. The third largest bull market in the US history has delivered "a remarkable performance but it's also very unusual," Tempo ...

Market wrap

AAP | TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015

... the local market reached a two-week high. Australian Stock Report head of research Chris Conway said the overnight US equities decline had encouraged local investors to take profits. "That would 100 per cent be the reason why our market is down this ...

BetaShares launches ASX-listed hedge fund

LAURA MILLAN | TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015

... said. He added that BetaShares was in the process of launching a new fund that would provide a similar exposure to the US equities market in the coming weeks.

Q1 earnings expectations get rub down

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015

... with a historic long-term average of 16.6. These valuations become particularly crucial for the forward direction of US equities, especially in light of the recent downgrades to earnings expectations. S&P Capital IQ's Mike Thompson, for instance, expects ...

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Federal Court lifts Merhi's travel ban

KARREN VERGARA

Former financial adviser Ferras Merhi is now free to travel as the Federal Court lifted travel restraint orders imposed one year ago.

Hostplus delivers double-digit FY26 returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Hostplus Balanced (MySuper) option delivered members 10.8% for the financial year 2025-26, while the Indexed Balanced option and the High Growth option returned members 11.06% and 12.61% respectively.

ASIC levy estimates jump 19% as regulator ramps up funding

VINNY VUCAGO

ASIC has lifted its estimated industry funding levy by almost 20% for 2025-26, with regulated entities expected to shoulder $400.5 million in regulatory costs as the corporate watchdog expands its supervision and enforcement activities.

GQG bleeds over US$7bn in FUM in June

MATTHEW WAI

Despite recording positive investment performance, GQG Partners observed a significant outflow, with net outflows of $4.62 billion recorded in the month of June, as FUM slipped to $225 billion at June end, compared to $235.5 billion in the month prior.

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