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Small-cap shares set to soar: Flinders

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2023
While fears of a recession and market correction, and runaway inflation have caused small-cap stocks to underperform over the past couple of years, the opportunity for growth has never been greater, according to Flinders Investment Partners (Flinders) ...

Quality is worth paying for in 2024: UBS

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023
... year ahead, UBS Global Wealth Management's chief investment office (CIO) team believes investors should look to quality stocks and bonds for positive returns. Outlined in its recent Year Ahead 2024 report, the UBS CIO team said as interest rates fall ...

Dimensional launches inaugural ETFs

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023
... and other developed equity markets, focused on opportunities that will drive higher expected return in small caps, value stocks and profitability. The Australian Core Equity fund charges 0.28% in management fees while the Global Core Equity (hedged and ...

Munro Partners launches new fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023
... attractive opportunities to invest in a portfolio of high-quality and fast-growing companies, she added. Ma said many of these stocks are already part of the Munro universe, however often remain underappreciated due to size or liquidity factors, making ...

Stockspot launches two options

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2023
Robo-adviser Stockspot has launched two investment options that aim to protect investors from soaring inflation and generate higher levels of income respectively. The Topaz Inflation portfolio invests exchange-traded funds cover a range of countries ...

Interest rates, liquidity top of mind for Future Fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023
... higher tilts in equities. APRA figures show that MySuper funds had 53% invested in equites, of which 28% was in global stocks. Unlike super funds, which enjoy the benefits of large regular inflows that help quell the stress of liquidity issues, the Future ...

The ugly truth: Unattractive fund managers are investment darlings

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023
... timing and stock selection. "We find that good-looking managers trade more excessively, prefer lottery-like assets and stocks with higher return volatility. They also exhibit more optimism when conducting market analysis in their periodic reports," the ...

Best and worst ETFs of past 12 months

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023
... 20.6%, and 17.6% respectively over the past year. Stockspot chief executive Chris Brycki said: "Renewable and clean energy stocks have faced headwinds of rising interest rates which have increased borrowing costs and capital expenditure outlays." Taking ...

Multi-asset funds see $1bn exodus

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023
... September quarter. Inflows were down 81% on a year-on-year basis. Just under half of the quarter's inflows went to Australian stocks, a net $306 million. "The bond markets are in the driving seat for the time being - and bond yields are essential to ...

Fixed income expected to be hotter than stocks: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2023
... retain its current relative attraction next to equities, and only 1% said the asset class will become less attractive than stocks. Despite this, 15% of wealth managers said they are "very under-exposed" and 54% reveal they are "slightly under-exposed" ...