Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 31 - 40 of 6133 results for %22US stocks%22

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

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024
... Sentiment ETF (NYSE: BUZZ). The ETF tracks the BUZZ NextGen AI 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 ...

Online investor participation declines

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024
... novice or advanced beginners. Delving into their investment choices, 30% have most recently allocated funds to small-cap stocks, primarily influenced by the goal of reaching a savings target. Moreover, the median time for making investment decisions ...

BlackRock iShares adds to factor ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024
... and can potentially outperform during periods of economic expansion," she explained. "IQLT and IHQL aim to capture global stocks with capital growth potential even during periods of economic slowdown while IVLU and IVHG can offer portfolio resilience ...

REITs primed for investor cash amid uncertainty

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... multiple years," Rush said. "This should buffer against sharp revenue declines, drawing investors to these long duration stocks as interest rates peak on more visible signs of an economic slowdown." Rush said that companies that are more sensitive to ...

Super funds defend controversial weapons holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... five companies. Out of the sample, the $100 billion Hostplus is the only fund that does not invest in any of the defence stocks. Elbit has been awarded a series of contracts from the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) which it said was "an aggregate amount ...

Norway's oil fund returns 16% in 2023

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024
... Government Pension Fund Global raked in a return of $322 billion for the year, largely driven by investments in AI-related stocks. Equities returned 21% for the fund, with the biggest contribution coming from technology companies like Microsoft, Apple ...

ETFs reigned supreme in 2023: Superhero

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024
... and Millennials) leaned towards ETFs, resources were front of mind for older investors (Gen X and Boomers) with resource stocks making up four of the top five most traded Australian stocks for the two generations (Pilbara Minerals (PLS) followed by Core ...

Interest rates drive adviser conversations in 2024

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024
... first few weeks of 2024, Brad Buters, a financial adviser at Guided Investor, is proceeding with caution. "Valuations of stocks on traditional metrics are quite high. And the alternative with sitting in the sidelines on defensive assets with things like ...

VanEck to unveil private credit ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2024
VanEck is scheduled to launch a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) that invests in private credit companies. The VanEck Global Listed Private Credit (AUD Hedged) ETF will start trading as LEND on the ASX on February 2. LEND will track the LPX Listed Private ...

Australian Ethical super chief goes for growth in 2024

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2024
... tensions. "The continued conflict in Ukraine and recent issues in the Middle East typically result in a run on energy-type stocks, which often have a sugar hit at times of market volatility," he said. "For investors like Australian Ethical, where we ...