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ETF industry passes $250bn mark

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
... miners rally in 2016, including prevailing uncertainty in markets resulting in a flight to safe haven assets and the gold mining sector being undervalued compared to historical averages."

Investment down as uncertainty rises

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2025
... profit margins around pre-pandemic averages. But total business profits fell over the past year, with large falls in the mining industry and smaller falls elsewhere," Underwood said. "Businesses are now responding by implementing cost-cutting measures. ...

Global dividend strength to continue: Plato

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... moving into 2025 is "above average". "Our dividend cut modelling shows the chance of cuts in the diversified metals and mining sector remains elevated, reflecting negative dividend growth and challenges to commodity prices," he said. "Pockets of the ...

Perpetual halves investment in embattled Star

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
... Leaders Fund announced it would be gearing up for a "huge rotation" in Australia's share market, hoping to buy up "unloved mining and 'battleground' stocks". The bold bet followed a rough year for the WAM Leaders Fund which returned jus 2.8% in the 2024 ...

Cole puts funds on notice as expenditure data is revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
... industrial bodies, spending $2.34 million with the vast majority of that ($2.3 million) going to the CFMMEU - prior to the Mining and Energy Union withdrawing from what's now the CFMEU in December 2023. The data comes as APRA deputy chair Margaret ...

Qantas Super lowers investment fees, updates cash option

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
... manufacturers such as packaging for tobacco products. Finally, companies that derive more than 20% of their revenue from the mining of thermal coal and its sale to external parties are omitted. For the 2024 financial year, the super fund said all but ...

US better positioned to deliver strong returns: UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2024
... the economy out of its slump. The impact on Australian stocks was quite dramatic, particularly the resources sector and mining companies. "The reality with China is that it finds itself in a real slump. It's fighting deflation, property prices and ...

Goldman Sachs switches up equity research leadership

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2024
... equity research Andrew Lyons will depart after 12 years with the firm. As a result of the departure, the firm's current mining analyst Paul Young will join Matthew Ross as co-head of Australia and New Zealand equity research with oversight responsibility ...

Harris vs Trump: Key economic policy differences

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2024
... workers - or around 5% of the workforce - and lead to loss of economic activity in the agriculture, manufacturing, and mining sectors. Despite their differences, Cunneen said both candidates would see increased US budget deficits for the next decade ...

TelstraSuper picks Equip for merger partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... connections to its heritage industries and connected communities, particularly telecommunications, entertainment, energy, mining, healthcare and education," it said. Equip Super is well versed in mergers, particularly with corporate offerings. In addition ...