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Best Australian share funds of 2024: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... sector was a key driver of returns, noting the portfolio was short lithium producers, which declined sharply as investor sentiment shifted due to weaking demand alongside the slowdown in electric vehicle sales. "Our focus on high-quality companies in ...

Chief executive misbehaviour stifles investment returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
... consequences including loss of momentum, project delays, earnings and revenue downgrades, share price volatility, weak investor sentiment, and in many cases, attract regulatory attention. Corporate Australia has exhibited strong governance practices ...

Global X set to launch an Australian Bank Credit ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2024
... subordinated debt," Metcalf said. "This trend has shown the widespread impact rising interest rates have had on local investor sentiment, sparking an increased desire to reduce the duration of portfolios and seek out appealing yields." He added that ...

Political risk pushes institutional investors to cash: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024
... long-term investor inflows into other regional markets such as Korea, India and Indonesia, but it shows that investor sentiment toward Chinese equities remains somewhat fragile even after a better start to the year." Metcalfe said particular attention ...

Foreign investors optimistic about Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024
... Business Policy Council's 2024 Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index (FDICI). The survey, which reflects investor sentiment regarding foreign direct investment (FDI) flows in the next three years, showed continued investor optimism for more Asia ...

Low investor demand sees equities funds wound up

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
... soon as practicable." "Emerging market equities have been challenging for several years which has impacted investor sentiment and appetite for the asset class," Equity Trustees, again as RE, said. "Given this, we do not expect any further growth in the ...

VanEck failed to disclose influencer's role in ETF launch: SEC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024
... US Sentiment Leaders Index, which comprises the 75 large cap US stocks with "the highest degree of positive investor sentiment bullish perception based on content aggregated from online sources including social media, news articles, blog posts and other ...

Bond ETFs poised for growth in 2024: Vanguard

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024
... 4.3-5.3% per annum over the next 10 years. "Hopefully stabilising interest rates this year will also improve investor sentiment and we're confident growth in the Australian ETF industry will continue." The research also revealed a home bias among ...

Private equity, venture capital outperform listed assets: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2023
... expected to show solid growth until 2028, thanks to a gradual recovery in fundraising activity," he said. "Softer investor sentiment is creating opportunities in direct lending, secondaries, and real assets in particular. The longer-term fundamentals ...

Fidelity launches global long-short fund to Aussie market

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2023
... investing and will seek out opportunities that differ from the prevailing market sentiment," commented Solomakhin. "Investor sentiment can be as important as business fundamentals, and when implemented effectively, a contrarian investment approach can ...