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Quality stocks outperform on average: Bell AM

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023
... of names. "Only five names have accounted for 47% of the total return of the MSCI World Index this year," he said. "Apple, Meta, Amazon, Google, Nvidia, those five have accounted for almost half of the total returns of the index. It's all been multiple ...

Top ETF megatrends: Global X

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023
Investors are poised to benefit from long-term investments in the minerals and technology needed to reach net zero, a global ETF provider has revealed. Global X ETFs Australia outlined the major exchange traded fund (ETF) investment megatrends - highlighting ...

Young, millionaire investors challenge stereotypes: Data

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023
New research shows young investors are buying and holdings stocks more than their older counterparts, despite the current environment. During the quarter, ending March 31, younger investors were the highest adopters of a buy-and-hold strategy compared ...

Supercharging Australia's climate investment action

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
Australia is one of the world's savviest and highest-performance institutional investor markets, and the way it has embraced climate active and ESG investment strategies is about to be supercharged. After almost a decade-and-a-half of climate and ...

Venture capital rout rattles advice technology sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2023
... 69% in 2021. They also predict that inflated asset values will experience a correction. Together with tech companies like Meta, Amazon, and Microsoft continuing to slash their workforce in droves, and the uncertainty and contagion risk sparked by the ...

Global investors look to strike gold: Study

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023
As the price of metal goes up, professional investors around the world are set to boost allocations to gold and gold miners, according to new research by mining company Tresor Gold. The research collated in April surveyed investors responsible for $307.5 ...

Former Shaw and Partners adviser banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023
A former Shaw and Partners financial adviser was permanently banned by ASIC after it was determined he was not competent and likely to breach the law again. It followed an investigation that found he, among other things, accepted unlawful commissions ...

Super fund reaches dispute settlement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
An ASX-listed manufacturing company has settled with an industry superannuation fund over cancelled plans for a metal powders plant. Amaero International reached a settlement with MTAA Super - now Spirit Super - over a dispute regarding the lease of ...

Australian dividends surge in 2022: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2023
Australian dividends rose to a new record last year and investors reaped the benefits taking home a collective $97.7 billion in payouts. According to Janus Henderson, the increase was complemented by an 8.4% rise in global dividends which grew strongly ...

Norwegian wealth fund reports -14.1% return

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2023
... perspective, its biggest hits were felt in the US, losing $63 billion and saying the major technology companies like Amazon, Meta, Tesla, Alphabet, Apple, and Microsoft contributed most negatively to the absolute return. "The market was impacted by war ...