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Allan Gray exposes 'hateful eight' bubble threat

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2025
... further increased their weight in the ASX 300, he said there's clear evidence concentration risks are abound. "The Australian index is now extremely concentrated. Passive, index investors are currently knowingly or unknowingly allocating a huge part ...

Franklin Templeton, Pendal funds shutter

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
... emerging markets infrastructure securities and to outperform the benchmark, being the S&P Emerging Markets Infrastructure Index. The Martin Currie Property Securities Fund was incepted on 31 December 1994. It had about $21.2 million at April-end. Requiring ...

DeepSeek, Alibaba: Silver linings for emerging markets strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
... expected. The rise and fall and the rise again of Alibaba is one example. Alibaba once dominated the MSCI Emerging Markets Value Index, accounting for more than 8% of the index in 2016. At the end of April, it had a weighting of 6.5%. "What was once ...

Managed funds should be 'prepared to take less'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
... need to be adding what we'd call proper idiosyncratic risk to the portfolio, which is out of alignment with a general index. And if they're able to do that and capitalise on it, then that's where the focus should be on active management," ...

Chalmers and Bragg spar over $3m super tax

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
Treasurer Jim Chalmers is maintaining politicians will be captured by the $3 million super tax, labelling commentary to the contrary as lies. Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg has copped heat from Chalmers over his claims that the Division 296 tax changes ...

ETF industry growth streak continues, shatters net inflow records

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025
... US$464.2 billion set last year, and before that, US$464.2 billion in 2021. This was achieved despite turbulence in the VIX Index, the US market's "fear gauge," which spiked earlier this year following President Donald Trump's announcement of sweeping ...

Vanguard ETFs claim first, second, and third place for inflows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... April inflows, pulling in over $1.1 billion, according to Betashares' Australian ETF review. The Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF brought in $533.6 million in inflows, followed by the Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF with $374.5 ...

Benchmark-clinging passive investors risk meagre returns: Perpetual

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
... various assets, indicates that due to the "extreme valuation" of US equities and their dominant 70% share of the MSCI World Index, investors in conventional global market cap indices shouldn't expect higher returns for taking on greater risk. This outlook ...

Labor vs Liberal: Which government is better for Australian stocks?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... according to Morningstar equity strategist Lochlan Halloway. Since January 1980 - the inception of Australia's longest-running index, the All Ordinaries, market performance under governments of different political persuasions has been similar. Malcolm ...

Third Link adds three underlying Aussie equity managers

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... 2013, is supported by deep fundamental research and ESG integration that aims to outperform the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index. It now manages over $1.5 billion in funds under management. "We are thrilled to be part of the Third Link Growth Fund and ...