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ETFs, global equities dominate retail portfolios: Data

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... are increasingly interested in ETFs and international equities, which now account for a combined 20% of an individual investors' portfolios, up from 17% in the first half of 2024. In particular, it found ETF holdings have risen sharply, with 37% now ...

Super funds 'playing to their strengths' in private markets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2024
... later. "The superannuation fund experience demonstrates that private assets can play a positive role for individual investors, albeit in a setting such as retirement planning, where their potential drawbacks are tempered, and their benefits can be more ...

Alternatives market to hit US$30tn by 2030: Preqin

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
... equity markets by the end of the year. "Global alternatives markets continue to evolve rapidly, especially as individual investors' access opens up, as the private wealth channel's growth continues to gather pace," Cameron Joyce, global head of research ...

'Opaque asset class' needs regulation: Datt Capital

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024
... declines and asset price volatility rises, the demand for cash on hand intensifies. This is especially true for individual investors, who are generally more vulnerable to unexpected changes in circumstances than large institutional investors. The closed-end ...

Local private debt funds' growth potential 'remains strong': Preqin

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024
... growth of private markets and the resulting product innovation, which has made the sector more accessible to individual investors, comprehensive market research remains scarce, BT said. "The partnership between BT and Preqin is a response to advisers' ...

Betashares launches momentum ETF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024
... selling those that have underperformed in the recent past. Betashares said it may be an attractive approach for individual investors who find it difficult to implement themselves given time requirements, susceptibility to behavioural bias and execution ...

Social media, news addiction cost returns: Morningstar

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024
... traditional media. "Furthermore, although investors have to a certain extent adopted a more rational attitude, individual investors tend to actively look for 'resonance' in online stock forums, that is information that agrees with their own views ...

UK forewarns Australia on wholesale test changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024
... to continue to invest, to the point of fund closure. Even the largest venture capital funds have over 200 individual investors, indicating the relatively small size of their individual investments and the impact of raising the thresholds," the AIC said. ...

Vanguard selects next chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
... Company Institute. Commenting on Ramji's appointment, Buckley said: "He cares about advancing the interests of individual investors, has a strong fiduciary ethos, and thinks strategically about solutions." "Salim understands our organisation's deep sense ...

Betashares plans to launch first 'moderately geared' ETFs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2024
... rates that Betashares is able to access, which are typically significantly lower than those available to individual investors seeking to borrow in their own capacity. "The two new funds represent a unique way for Australian investors and their financial ...