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Norway's sovereign wealth fund returns 10%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023
... Investment Management chief executive Nicolai Tangen attributed the robust stock market performance, especially in technology stocks, to rising demand for artificial intelligence solutions after a sluggish 2022. Technology stocks returned 38.6% while ...

HESTA generates 9.59% investment return

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2023
... was buoyed by strong equity market performance, bolstered by solid corporate profits and a sharp rebound in technology stocks. Despite these gains, interest rate sensitive assets such as bonds, property, and infrastructure struggled, encumbered by rate ...

Norwegian wealth fund records $250bn loss

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022
... equivalent of almost $250 billion AUD in the first half of this year, largely driven by equity returns, primarily technology stocks. The world's largest sovereign wealth fund reported the record loss as part of its first half results overnight, returning ...

Dodge volatility, invest in global equities: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2022
... and thus we will see some normalisation." "Insurance companies look relatively attractive, he added, and some technology stocks present an opportunity - but they must have strong balance sheets and be profitable." Wild explained that companies that facilitate ...

Green ETFs on the up and up: AUSIEX

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2022
... across all generations, representing 80% of all ESG-related trades placed between 2019 and now. Battery and clean technology stocks are also popular, particularly with older investors. In total dollar value, trading in climate and ESG-related securities ...

Not all tech created equal: Principal

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022
... 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 in the broad market, the investment firm warns. With rates biased higher over ...

New equities fund at Australian Ethical

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2021
... conviction fund to wholesale clients, investing in a range of sectors including local healthcare, renewables and technology stocks within the S&P ASX 300. The Australian Ethical High Conviction Domestic Equities Fund holds a concentrated portfolio of ...

Fidante readies new boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2021
... Markets Fund. It is understood to be set up Doug Huey, who has about 24 years of experience covering Asia and technology stocks. Huey was most recently a portfolio manager at PM Capital, which he joined in 2018 after working as an analyst at Platinum ...

Hyperion ETF goes live

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
... year, the fund has returned 40.6% against the benchmark performance of 8.2%. The fund holds a 40% weighting in technology stocks including Square, Amazon, PayPal and ServiceNow. It also benefited from its holding in Tesla. Hyperion believes its 25 holdings ...

Superhero to launch super fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
... Shares Index ETF (VAS). Baby Boomers on the other hand trade more actively. Iron ore, Nasdaq-listed and overall technology stocks have been popular among platform users. The platform recently appointed Nikki Smeaton and Nick Biven to lead the platform's ...