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Australian ETF market shows strength

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
... theme, growing 73%, due to increasing awareness after the bushfires and COVID-19. Precious metals ETFs including palladium and gold were the best performers, up 90% and 43% respectively, helping to shield investors from market volatility. Oil & energy ...

Currency-hedged ETFs gather pace

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
... with the AUD appreciating from US61.4c to US65.7c over the month," BetaShares said. "For example, investors who turned to gold in response to sharemarket volatility benefitted from the metal's strong rally - with the currency-hedged BetaShares Gold ...

HESTA awards investment data mandate

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
The $56 billion super fund has partnered with a New York-based software company to support its strategic investment decisions and funds management. HESTA has selected GoldenSource Nexus to overhaul its investment data management, set to help the super ...

Kiwi investment firm nabs Aussie talent

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
A New Zealand-based investment and advisory group with a strategically alliance with Credit Suisse has nabbed four Aussie senior investment bankers as it moves into the Australian market. Jarden Capital has locked down three UBS senior bankers and one ...

COVID-19 creates case for robo-advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
After ASIC issued a stark warning to people using retail broking services to try their hand at day trading, robo-advice services and financial advisers say this is why financial support needs to be accessible. ASIC observed an average of 4675 new identifiers ...

How early release impacts the ASX

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
With more than one million people applying for the government's early release scheme, questions surrounding super fund ownership in equity markets have come to the fore. The government's scheme will so far put at least a $9 billion strain on Australia's ...

Long/Short fund returns 23.2% in April

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... investments were made with a long-term view. Other strong performers included Atlas Arteria, Downer, Oil Search and Alacer Gold. The portfolio currently has 93 holdings, 68 of which are long, and 25 that are short.

Opportunities abound in COVID-19 environment

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... food retailers, telecommunication companies, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, technology, regulated utilities, iron ore and gold producers.

Property manager bolsters leadership team

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020
An ASX-listed property manager has announced the appointment of an independent director and a fund manager, in a bid to drive value for investors. Eildon Capital Group has appointed Craig Treasure as an independent director and Laurence Parisi as a ...

Aussie analysts share COVID-19 investment tips

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... and citizens digitally." The main movement in Walker's portfolio in the last few months has been increasing cash and gold reserves. He has also shorted tourism related stocks, as well as AI provider Appen. "The reason I bought some Appen shares is ...