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Munro Partners launches new fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023
... attractive opportunities to invest in a portfolio of high-quality and fast-growing companies, she added. Ma said many of these stocks are already part of the Munro universe, however often remain underappreciated due to size or liquidity factors, making ...

Stockspot launches two options

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2023
Robo-adviser Stockspot has launched two investment options that aim to protect investors from soaring inflation and generate higher levels of income respectively. The Topaz Inflation portfolio invests exchange-traded funds cover a range of countries ...

Interest rates, liquidity top of mind for Future Fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023
... higher tilts in equities. APRA figures show that MySuper funds had 53% invested in equites, of which 28% was in global stocks. Unlike super funds, which enjoy the benefits of large regular inflows that help quell the stress of liquidity issues, the Future ...

The ugly truth: Unattractive fund managers are investment darlings

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023
... timing and stock selection. "We find that good-looking managers trade more excessively, prefer lottery-like assets and stocks with higher return volatility. They also exhibit more optimism when conducting market analysis in their periodic reports," the ...

Best and worst ETFs of past 12 months

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023
... 20.6%, and 17.6% respectively over the past year. Stockspot chief executive Chris Brycki said: "Renewable and clean energy stocks have faced headwinds of rising interest rates which have increased borrowing costs and capital expenditure outlays." Taking ...

Multi-asset funds see $1bn exodus

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023
... September quarter. Inflows were down 81% on a year-on-year basis. Just under half of the quarter's inflows went to Australian stocks, a net $306 million. "The bond markets are in the driving seat for the time being - and bond yields are essential to ...

Fixed income expected to be hotter than stocks: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2023
... retain its current relative attraction next to equities, and only 1% said the asset class will become less attractive than stocks. Despite this, 15% of wealth managers said they are "very under-exposed" and 54% reveal they are "slightly under-exposed" ...

New fund targets 'blue chips of tomorrow'

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023
... efficient than large caps which, while carrying more risks, also provide more opportunity to uncover alpha, especially as these stocks are under researched or entirely ignored by analysts. He added that the fund will "fill a sizeable niche for investors ...

Gender parity in funds management stalls

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023
... managing more specialised strategies such as single-country emerging markets or those focused on consumer discretionary stocks. It was also highlighted that women typically oversee smaller funds, managing an average of $396 million in assets, while their ...

Advisers seek safe haven in fixed interest: AMP

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2023
... for advisers on the North platform." North recently partnered with Sandstone Insights to provide advisers research on ASX stocks and equity market commentary.