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The changing face of SMSFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... (ETFs) or managed funds for diversification, then add high conviction individual stocks such as Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Google or Berkshire Hathaway in an effort to enhance performance," Commonwealth Bank head of SMSF customers, Marcus Evans ...

Aussie instos buy ex-US value story

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
... market has been in large-cap tech companies or the FAANGs," Hartford said. He adds FAANG stocks - Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google - accounted for 120% of S&P 500 returns this year and have no doubt "been valuable contributors." However, even ...

Spaceship looks outside of superannuation

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2018
... 5% in cash, using its WWG indices. The 0.1% fee "actively selected" fund currently holds AfterPay, Baidu, Tencent and Netflix. The fund is not jumping on the ESG bandwagon yet, with Bennett saying they answer to "internal capabilities" and the infrastructure ...

How to find alpha in advice: Vanguard

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
... will also be different, he said. Kinniry urged advisers to think of existing clients like a subscription service such as Netflix, which generates an annuity or becomes "sticky" if the right clients are brought in. "Treat your clients like your best prospects," ...

The age of algorithmic advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017
... allows computers and algorithms and platforms to augment your everyday capabilities." These are the types of employees Netflix chief executive Reed Hastings calls "performance driven people" and the type of employees Airbnb would hire because they are ...

Global disruption fund locks in former CEOs

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017
... soon to be ASX-listed Global Disruption Fund. The initial portfolio is expected to include Amazon, Facebook, Alibaba, Netflix, Apple, Microsoft and Visa. The fund will also invest in a selection of smaller companies that have the potential to successfully ...

Capital Group rethinks global investment

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
... record in doing." New Perspective targets early stage multinationals experiencing rapid growth and global uptake such as Netflix as well established multinational companies with high barriers to entry like Microsoft and Nestle. Investing based on revenue ...

The world of ASFA according to Twitter

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015
... @KevinSpacey. He spoke about innovation and disruption, the most discussed themes of the conference, from the lens of Netflix, the company that picked up the runaway TV hit, House of Cards. Netflix changed the world of TV programming forever when it ...

Super fees almost halved in five years

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2015
... product innovation continues, fund members should expect further reduction in fees. And if super funds follow the 'Foxtel-Netflix effect' the pace of this fee reduction could increase at surprising speed."

Share market's rally comes to an end

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
... the crisis-hit country, while in the US stronger than expected earnings reports from tech companies including Google and Netflix lifted the Nasdaq to a record high. IG Markets chief markets strategist Chris Weston said investor confidence was returning ...