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Shareholder activism on the rise

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
... said. "This is a somewhat remarkable growth rate... There is grist to the idea that to be an actual human selecting actual stocks in the year 2020 pushes owners to be an 'activist'." The largest activist targets for 2019 were AT&T (US) and SAP ...

Most traded stocks, ETFs of 2019 revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
Saxo Markets has shared the most traded stocks and ETFs amongst its Australian clients in 2019 - with Vanguard coming out on top. When it came to the most traded ETFs by Saxo clients, Vanguard's Australian Shares Index ETF proved the most popular amongst ...

VanEck launches new income product

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
... equities in comparison to VanEck's existing portfolios. Of the portfolio's global equities allocation, higher yielding stocks and corporate bonds make up the greatest exposure. VanEck Asia Pacific managing director Arian Neiron said the portfolio will ...

Credit Suisse backs sustainability amid Federer furore

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... continue to evolve rapidly. "Sustainable investing is a long term trend that every investor needs to consider. Ultimately stocks with poor ESG credentials will trade at a discount," McAuley said. "It starts with a philosophy and a framework to implement. ...

Six charged in micro pump and dump scheme

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2020
... Wise are alleged to have fraudulently transferred, and hid the source of, funds used to promote several of the microcap stocks. An SEC complaint alleges that Ciapala and Blacklight facilitated the sale in millions of unregistered shares of EMS Find Inc ...

The super choice of the super wealthy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JAN 2020
An $83 billion super fund is the pick of the bunch for wealthy Australians, according to new research from Roy Morgan. The research focused on identifying Australia's top premium brands and concluded that UniSuper was the fund of choice for the ...

Australians gifted new tech index

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
... mid-cap companies that may have been overlooked previously. "There's an acronym out there for the 'big five', the WAAAX stocks, which have had great success stories," he said. "But there's actually around 16 tech companies with market caps greater ...

Where to invest when a GFC looms

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
... outlook, instos plan to leave their asset allocations on hold. Why the mismatch? Natixis said it could be simply because stocks are expensive and bond yields are low - leaving them no alternative places to invest. "The most likely rationale for staying ...

Concerns over rise of the mega-fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
... will end up being tied to following the weight of their funds without picking up on new ideas. "They're only buying the stocks that have gone up; they're buying the stocks that have momentum and large market caps. This has been an issue for some time ...

Pendal Group yanks equities mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
... It looks at the leading one to two companies in each industry peer group, producing an investable universe of around 300 stocks.