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Aussie analysts share COVID-19 investment tips

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... debt and that are continuing to pay dividends," she said. "That's why, since we entered a bear market, utilities, healthcare, consumer staples and some materials (mining stocks) have outperformed the market. While those that are abandoning their ...

Financial services boards overpaid: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... Group Limited, Coles Group, GPT Group, Afterpay Touch, Xero Limited, Sydney Airport, the a2 Milk Company and Sonic Healthcare," Connolly said. "In contrast, the top 10 highest remuneration-to-market-cap ratio boards in Australia are Virgin Money UK ...

Best, worst global equities funds in March quarter

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... Similarly, BetaShares' ESG filters remove fossil fuel-related companies and have large exposures to technology and healthcare." The five worst performers were: Barrow Hanley Global Equity Trust (-18.62% return for March quarter), SPDR's S&P Global ...

Best, worst performing Aussie equities funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... broader market, it provided excellent downside protection during the sell-off. An overweighting to quality names in the healthcare and technology sectors benefited. Meanwhile, the portfolio doesn't hold any energy stocks and is substantially underweight ...

AMP Capital shutters global equities fund for platform investors

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
... AllianceBernstein Investment Management Australia and had the highest sector weights to information technology and healthcare stocks. Recent performance for the platform class has been better than the MSCI World Index (Net Dividends Reinvested) in Australian ...

Future Fund board members reappointed

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... background in finance, banking and medicine. She currently holds directorships at Transurban, Costa Group Holdings, Sonic Healthcare Ltd and the General Sir John Monash Foundation. She is also co-chair of the Australian Government Advisory Board on technology ...

Healthcare outperforms as financials plummet

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen Australia's healthcare sector soar as our financials, energy and real estate sectors plummet. However, S&P Dow Jones Indices senior director of global equity indices Michael Orzano said it's a trend that has been ...

BlackRock bullish on China

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... population remains rural and migration to cities implies higher wages and spending," they said. "We also see a boost in healthcare from domestic spending and manufacturing scale and efficiencies in time to market." Whether it is healthcare, consumer ...

Wall Street rally runs out of steam

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... Sherwood said, the sectors with the largest losses have not yet seen the largest gains. Instead, defensive sectors such as healthcare, consumer staples, utilities and telcos have led the recovery, he said.

No exclusions for frontline workers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
Australia's life insurers have committed to ensure frontline healthcare workers will not be prevented from obtaining life insurance cover due to COVID-19. The Financial Services Council said the commitment comes on behalf of participating life insurance ...