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AI-fuelled narrow market challenges diversification: Epoch

CHLOE WALKER | THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023

... for more than half of the broad index return. Unsurprisingly, these stocks include Apple, Microsoft, NVIDIA Corporation, Amazon, Meta, Tesla, and Google. "When looking at the S&P 500 versus the S&P 500 equally weighted index, just Microsoft and Apple ...

Quality stocks outperform on average: Bell AM

CASSANDRA BALDINI | MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023

... "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 expansions ...

Venture capital rout rattles advice technology sector

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 1 MAY 2023

... 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 collapse ...

Apple dives deeper into financial services

CASSANDRA BALDINI | TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023

... regulators, last year the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) launched an inquiry into big tech firms like Google, Facebook Amazon and Apple entering financial markets with fears the competition could harm the space. At the time, Consumers and Competition ...

ASX shifts slightly on Credit Suisse, First Republic

CASSANDRA BALDINI | FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023

... "Other factors were going on as well," he said. Felsman said technology giants and oil prices also assisted the market. "Amazon Alphabet and Microsoft in particular lifted and were up 4%, which also supported the NASDAQ, which was the strongest performer ...

Women-led super funds outperform over medium, long run

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023

... media. In international equities, women-led funds looked to the US with more exposure to Microsoft, Alphabet, Apple and Amazon. Male-led funds looked to Asia, with higher exposure to Taiwan Semiconductor, Tencent, Alibaba, and Samsung. "With more than ...

Value companies to outperform in 2023: VanEck

ANDREW MCKEAN | THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023

... cuts are likely as companies strip unprofitable business segments." This year, tech conglomerates Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, and Salesforce have already announced plans to layoff a combined 47,000 employees. Although the US tech sector has rallied ...

Norwegian wealth fund reports -14.1% return

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2023

... regional 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 ...

Forget BRICs: Skerryvore

CHLOE WALKER | WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2022

... own payments business. And then there's a business called Mercado Libre, which is a combination of Paypal, eBay and Amazon in Latin America. It's growing at about 150% at the moment in its financial payments business." He said the key is businesses ...

Charter Hall sells half-stake in office fund to GIC

ANDREW MCKEAN | MONDAY, 15 AUG 2022

... comprises 48,000m 2 of lettable area, is under construction and due for 2023 completion. In December 2021, Aware Super joined Amazon as an anchor tenant of 555 Collins Street, set to occupy six high rise floors of the building. Aware Super group executive ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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