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Investors should avoid overvalued US sectors: Talaria

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
With global equity markets continuing to soar, an investment strategy that offers some genuine diversification should serve Australian investors well in 2025, Talaria Capital co-chief investment officer Hugh Selby-Smith said. Selby-Smith said strong ...

Australian equities rise, but global markets preferred: Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2024
... nevertheless, softened, though it stops short of considering them an "outright danger." "... our conviction for the US equity market has fallen to the low-medium range overall-which implies a cautious approach is warranted," Morningstar said. Despite ...

Mercer Super chalks up 11.2% return

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024
... uncertain economic conditions. "Equity markets enjoyed a very good year as inflationary pressures slowed. The US equity market was a particularly strong performer - up 24% for the year. Bond market returns were modest and returns for unlisted assets ...

HNWIs wealth reaches unprecedented levels

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024
... attributes this momentum to solid economic resilience, easing inflationary pressures, and a robust rally in the US equity market. While this trend continues in most regions, the Asia-Pacific HNWI segment experienced more modest growth, with wealth and ...

Bonds are back: GSFM

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2023
While last year was a "shocker" for both bonds and equities alike, allocating to fixed income securities in 2023 offers an attractive yield for investors, according to GSFM investment strategist Stephen Miller. Addressing attendees at the GSFM investor ...

BlackRock implements ETF stock split

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2022
BlackRock Australia has implemented a stock split of three of its long-standing US equities ETFs. BlackRock said the split of iShares S&P 500 ETF (IVV), iShares S&P 500 (AUD Hedged) ETF (IHVV) and iShares S&P Mid -Cap ETF (IJH) will make it easier for ...

VanEck anticipates AUD surge

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2022
... terms, these numbers jump to 58% and 42% respectively. "With the Australian share market also outperforming the US equity market, along with the yield on the 10-year Australian government bond surging to 2.70% this week, Australia could attract more ...

Chief economist: Is this a buy op?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2022
'War in Ukraine wipes $73b from sharemarket': According to the Australian Financial Review that's how much Australia's sharemarket lost upon hearing the news that Russia has invaded Ukraine. Both the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index and the ...

Chief economist update: US inflation may not be as transitory as the Fed believes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
We really do see what we want to see and hear what we want to hear... and rationalise accordingly. How else does one explain the US equity market's opposing reaction to the two most important indicators the Fed watches in determining its next policy ...

Chief economist update: Amber alert

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2021
... (FOMO) and TINA (there is no alternative) to higher yielding stocks. However, all these "euphoria" have taken the US equity market to overvalued levels. The S&P 500's P/E ratio currently stands at 22.5 times earnings which is way past its periodic ...