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Aussie investors entering 'regime shift': VanEck

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... rallied more than 50% over the past year on the back of strong copper prices and demand for critical minerals, technology stocks have struggled amid valuation pressure and concerns around AI disruption. VanEck said mid-cap companies have also outperformed ...

Spheria launches active ETF for small caps fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... Meanwhile, also co-founder and co-portfolio manager Matthew Booker added that the vast majority of ASX small and micro-cap stocks don't generate earnings or cashflow. "Our investment process places free cashflow at its core," Booker said. "By focusing ...

FEATURE: Global equities | Triaging tech's second act

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... corrections along the way, but fundamentally we can see a path to some pretty meaningful upside for many of the beneficiary stocks over the next multi-year period," he adds. China's DeepSeek rattled markets last year by being able to train its model ...

Iran conflict exposes 'fault line' in Australian equities: VanEck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... investors expect," he said. "Concentration in the S&P/ASX 200 is rising at a pace not seen outside of a crisis, the top 10 stocks now accounting for 48.8% of the index, and historically these are the conditions that have coincided in the past with periods ...

Fundamental focus necessary in volatile markets: Auscap

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026
... universe. In fact, the large caps, the companies that occupied the ASX 20 were largely up," he said. Shares of mid cap stocks declined even as earnings expectations improved. This was also visible in price to earnings expectations, Carleton said, where ...

Vanguard launches four new funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... global technology funds will track the FTSE All-World Technology 300 Capped Net Tax Index, which includes approximately 300 stocks across more than 20 countries. The funds will have exposure to leading technology companies such as NVIDIA, Apple, Microsoft ...

Yarra hunts for superior returns outside ASX giants

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... with increased concentration, more volatility and the growth in passive investing. "This view you can just buy blue chip stocks hold them forever, I generally feel is broken," Hershan said. "Circumstances have changed. Yet, what many financial advisers ...

ETF home bias more prominent amid global unrest: BlackRock

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... the conflict in the Middle East. It's flagship IOZ ETF, which provides investors exposure to Australian S&P/ASX200 stocks, saw flows rise by over 50% year to date. BlackRock Australia iShares ETF and index investments specialist Tamara Haban-Beer ...

AI layoffs a correction from overhiring: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
... Zoom Communications, Atlassian and Clearwater Analytics as able to maintain their current moat in the AI world. For ASX stocks, Morningstar downgraded REA Group, Technology One, FINEOS and Hansen.

ETFs grow in popularity for SMSF investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... allocation of just 9.3% of a portfolio. The top holdings of advised SMSFs include multiple ETFs and a range of blue-chip stocks, whereas self-directed investors typically held two listed investment companies and two ETFs, or focused on particular themes ...