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Robeco introduces new indices

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2022
... Markets, US, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Japan. The index applies a proprietary SDG framework developed by Robeco, which excludes stocks that score negatively on SDG metrics. Robeco said with the new indices it aims to offer a solution that combines two ...

Chief economist: Is this a buy op?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2022
... and the All Ordinaries index plunged by 3.0% on the day with FactSet reporting that, "Selling was indiscriminate with 11 stocks declining per advancer". This is understandable given the uncertainty Russia's invasion creates for investors everywhere. ...

Chief economist: Thank you, Putin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022
War, huh, yeah What is it good for? Absolutely nothing, uhh - Edwin Starr "Crude soars, and stocks and crypto bomb lower, as fears of a Russia-Ukraine war consume global markets" - Fortune.com (22 February 2022) "The Dow Falls Just Short of a Correction. ...

Inflation to hit ASX returns

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2022
... inflation. Another contributing factor is that higher inflation generally results in rising interest rates, which in turn makes stocks less attractive to investors compared to bonds. "As inflation increased in 2021, uncertainty about the longer-term ...

Stake offers $0 ASX brokerage

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022
... joining in just a few short months we're excited by the impact we've had." Stake already offers $0 brokerage on a range of US stocks and ETFs, which users can trade on its platform. Leibowitz said competition in the trading platform space has encouraged ...

Munro launches fund on ASX

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022
... identify sustainable growth trends that are under-appreciated and mispriced by the market, and invest in the resulting winning stocks," Griffin said. "Globally, the move to a green economy and decarbonisation will shape markets and lives. We are only ...

Not all tech created equal: Principal

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022
With a surge of US tech stocks on the rise, Principal Global Investors (PGI) chief strategist Seema Shah stresses the need to be discerning when evaluating them. A jump in bond yields has seen technology stocks become collateral damage and underperforming ...

Digital advice predicted to soar in 2022

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 JAN 2022
Asset managers and superannuation funds will ramp up their digital advice offerings in 2022 as the reality of financial advisers exiting sets in. Technology firm Finura predicts the wealth management and super sectors will invest heavily in digital ...

DIY investors embrace Meta Platforms

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 14 JAN 2022
... holding the stock. "Firstly, at 23 times 2022 consensus earnings, Meta Platforms is the cheapest of all the major US tech stocks, with a valuation nearly in-line with the overall S&P500, looking at price-to-earnings," Laidler said. "Secondly, the firm ...

Data shows WallStreetBets created losses

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022
New data has found that in 2021 stocks recommended by Reddit's popular WallStreetBets (WSB) community resulted in more losses than returns. The data was compiled by European trading platform Capital.com, and suggests relying on advice in the WSB forum ...