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AAC at centre of billionaire insider trading scheme

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023
... was a major investor in. "Those folks then traded on that inside information and made millions of dollars in the stock market, because thanks to [Mr] Lewis those bets were a sure thing," US attorney Damian Williams said in a video on social media. "None ...

Insurance firms defy inflationary shocks

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023
Life and general insurance companies are withstanding the shocks of inflation as investors look to the sector as a shield from wider economic uncertainties. Financial advice firms that specialise in life insurance are experiencing solid demand from ...

Super funds embrace offshore investment, internal teams

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023
... capital pool in the JPMorgan report. "The superannuation system totals $3.5 trillion, which is 150% of the Australian stock market. As a result, what we're finding across asset classes is the need for global diversification; with this demand driving ...

J.P. Morgan launches three new ETFs

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023
... this solution seeks to provide incremental income, through monthly distributions, with lower volatility than the US stock market and the added benefit of dampening the effect of exchange rate fluctuations," Carlile said. In addition, JPEQ and JPHQ were ...

Don't discount Vietnam: Dragon Capital

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2023
Having dropped by 34% last year, the Vietnam stock market is now seeing very attractive valuations, according to investment manager Dragon Capital. Dragon Capital, which manages the largest and oldest Vietnam-focused fund, Vietnam Enterprise Investments ...

Risk clients, practices worth more: Radar Results

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023
... merging with larger ones. Price multiples on risk-insurance books are expected to increase from here, insulated from stock market falls." It further predicted price multiples for accounting practices will also rise in the next several years and explained ...

Janus Henderson launches new credit ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
... Australia, enabling investors to take advantage of our deep pool of global investment expertise, with the ease of a simple stock market trade."

US interest rates may go higher than expected: Powell

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023
... So, I do think that's part of it," he said. Tuesday's committee meeting also sent shockwaves through the US stock market, which fell sharply and experienced selloffs, it's since regained some ground. Last week, the Federal Reserve lifted ...

Aussie equities withstand test of time: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2023
... these markets have 123 years of data to draw on. It found that since 1900, Australia has been the best performing stock market in real USD terms, with an annualised real return of 6.43%, followed by the US at 6.38%. In terms of size, the Australian equity ...

Financial markets brace for gloomy first half

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2023
Analysts warn that the first six months of 2023 will be the toughest for financial markets but expect more positive momentum by the end of the year. According to Fidelity International's annual analyst survey, over the next 12 months, debt defaults ...