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AustralianSuper welcomes AI tech competition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025
... expenditure requirements to succeed are perhaps underestimated." Padowitz warned that combining those factors with high valuations is a "risky cocktail" "For context Nvidia was up 600% over the two years before [the] plunge, so even after the recent ...

Martin Currie adds to active ETF stable

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
... the unlisted world, listed real assets have now priced in higher interest rates so our portfolio offers attractive valuations." The fund joins Franklin Templeton's stable of other active ETFs, including the Australian Absolute Return Bond Fund (ASX ...

Cbus hits $100bn in member assets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
... Chatfield said he remains constructive on the outlook for equities and retains a moderate overweight position. "While valuations are elevated in certain markets, which has tempered our overall position somewhat, we remain positive on the growth outlook ...

Global dividend strength to continue: Plato

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... "So, with strong earnings and solid balance sheets likely to endure in the technology sector, and highly attractive valuations and earnings growth in international banks, we expect both the tech and financials sectors to deliver several global dividend ...

Chief executive misbehaviour stifles investment returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
... the potential to erode investment returns, according to Acadian Asset Management. Events like these can shake company valuations, demonstrating the importance of having the right checks and balances in place to ensure executives act in a way that's aligned ...

Australian Ethical 'cautious' on valuations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
... Alphabet (Google) and Meta platforms leading the AI revolution," it said. "While we continue to remain cautious on valuations - we don't want to overpay and risk owning risky investments - our funds participated in the strong markets, beating performance ...

Trump inaugurated as 47th President

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... the last 12 to 18 months in the US economy has run into headwinds. That is now starting to challenge US equity market valuations," Hennessy said. "Looking back to September and the lows in bond yields, investors were predicting a high risk of recession ...

Investors should avoid overvalued US sectors: Talaria

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
... Selby-Smith said investors should avoid overvalued sectors and focus on assets with strong fundamentals and cheap starting valuations. "In uncertain markets, resilience and diversification are key, and at today's valuations, there is little room for ...

Trump's response to global conflict adds uncertainty to private markets: IFM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
... administration, largely tax cuts, and less of those impeding it. This has resulted in US markets in particular having stretched valuations against most metrics and current economic performance," Joiner said. He added that to some degree "earnings and ...

Bull market buoys super funds' 2024 returns

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2025
... moving to ease monetary policy and markets responding positively, we anticipate this should continue in 2025. "Equity valuations are elevated but, for now, they are supported by continued economic resilience and earnings growth." Additionally, Australian ...