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Retail investors cautiously confident in 2026: ASA

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... In the first half of 2025 the ASX 200 rose by 4.7% led by communication services which surged by 13.9% followed by financials (10.6%) and industrials (8.8%). The second half added around 2.0% but capital rotated sectors to materials (33.9%) as investors ...

First Sentier adds second active ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2025
... a dynamic segment of the local market. "XX20's differentiated approach looks beyond the ASX 20 heavyweights such as financials and resources by providing exposure to companies of varying sizes and at different stages in their growth journey," Bajic said. ...

Magellan global equities lead exits amid investigation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... was co-portfolio manager of the flagship Magellan Global Fund. He joined Magellan in 2014 as a senior analyst in the Financials team. In 2017, he was named head of macro research before becoming a portfolio manager in 2018. Previously, he held roles ...

Jarden ramps up Australian equities team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... Dowsett has joined the investment manager as a director of equities, leading coverage of insurance and diversified financials. He brings more than 20 years of market experience. He was most recently head of research at Touchstone Asset Management. Dowsett ...

Global X to launch Japan TOPIX 100 ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
... diversified exposure to 100 top Japanese companies, spanning industries across technology, industrials, consumer goods and financials," a communication said. "Help your clients gain access to globally recognised names like Sony, Nintendo, Toyota Motors ...

Paradice lists mid cap strategy as ETF

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... returns and over the last five years more than 50% of the ASX 50 index returns have come from the big four banks and financials, making portfolios with ASX 50 exposure vulnerable to sector concentration risks." "Mid caps in contrast, deliver a more balanced ...

ASIC confirms investigation into a Clime fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2025
... securities, and generally defensive sectors including property, utilities, infrastructure, healthcare, telecommunications and financials." The fund holds 60 to 80 different securities at any time and "would typically be considered to have a medium level ...

Betashares launches first private credit fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2025
... which currently holds exposure to over 3800 individual loans across sectors such as healthcare, industrials, IT and financials. The portfolio consists predominantly of senior secured, floating-rate loans to healthy US businesses. The underlying fund ...

Platinum banks on merger positives amid dismal FY25 result

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2025
... ASX, under a new L1G ticker code, and have a combined $16.5 billion. The update came alongside a lacklustre set of financials, including a 31% drop in adjusted operating profits before tax. The statutory net profit before tax was down more than 60% to ...

Betashares adds emerging markets ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2025
... the ASX from August 25 - will provide investors with access to over 1200 companies in key sectors such as technology, financials, consumer goods and resources. These companies span across more than 20 emerging economies including Asia, Latin America ...