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ASX taps Westpac NZ chief risk officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
... he was based in Sydney and held senior titles in NAB and Westpac for over 12 years. He also enjoyed various stints at Microsoft, the Boston Consulting Group and Capital One Financial Corporation in the early stages of his career. Speaking on the appointment ...

Global dividend strength to continue: Plato

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... large and mega-cap companies initiating or increasing dividend payouts. "Notable regular dividend payers, including Microsoft and Exxon Mobil, increased their DPS in 2024, while businesses like Broadcom used strong earnings to pay substantial dividend ...

Australian Ethical 'cautious' on valuations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
... new highs, and looking back, AI was definitely the star of the show, delivering huge gains for companies like NVIDIA, Microsoft, Alphabet (Google) and Meta platforms leading the AI revolution," it said. "While we continue to remain cautious on valuations ...

Where to invest when local equities look expensive

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
... think the outperformance is mostly behind us, and only two of the Magnificent Seven - Alphabet, parent of Google, and Microsoft - screen as undervalued. But 'value' stocks - stable, mature businesses, with low debt levels and solid cash flows - remain ...

Super admin providers face reckoning in 2025: Finura

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
More companies will divest their superannuation administration offerings in 2025, according to Finura, as super funds potentially move this service in-house amid tighter scrutiny from the regulators. ASIC suing Cbus for poor member claims experience ...

Bitcoin now 7th largest global asset

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
... placing it among the top seven largest assets in the world, joining the ranks of gold and tech giants NVIDIA, Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet (Google), and Amazon. "This is a remarkable milestone that is even more impressive considering Bitcoin's relative ...

AI no silver bullet for advice process, documentation: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024
... we don't know where that data is always going," he said. Carter said that more than 80% of financial advisers use Microsoft 365, which has 24 apps natively built in and AI tool, Copilot, is one of them. "Copilot has been out for 10 months in Australia ...

AI use limited but take up rises among advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
... helpful to automate back-office operations. AI chatbots such as OpenAI's ChatGPT are the most popular (69%), followed by Microsoft's Co-Pilot (54%). Across the board, Co-Pilot saw a significant take up since last year, rising from 17% to 54% among top ...

Nanuk fund lists as currency hedged ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2024
... benefited from the performance of Medtronic Plc, Shimadzu Corporation, and Tandem Diabetes Care. Its top holdings include Microsoft, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), Zebra Technologies, and NVIDIA.

Global X launches latest global equity ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024
... market to combine growth, value, and quality metrics into one solution. Its top holdings include Tesla, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, Berkshire Hathaway, and Alphabet; 70.5% of the holdings are US equities. "Our GARP ETF strikes a balance between growth ...