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And so this is Christmas, another year (almost) over

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018
... financials sector was highlighted as a likely bright spot while defensives like consumer staples, real estate and utility stocks expected to lag. The article also noted that outlook is not entirely rosy as interest rates are headed higher, stocks are ...

Aussie investors calm about next 12 months

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2018
... presents the best investment opportunities over the next year. As their top asset class pick for next year, 41% chose domestic stocks, 37% chose international stocks, 32% chose real estate and 27% chose cash. The average Aussie investment portfolio had ...

Chief economist update: Tariff man takes Wall Street down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... president Xi over the weekend, is not on. This was top of the list on Bloomberg's " Nine Reasons for the Sell-Off in U.S. Stocks " piece published today. The list also includes geopolitical concerns, Brexit, technical breaches, sell-off in momentum ...

Why indexing is big business

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... nature of index providers is becoming increasingly more relevant in the investment process. The disproportionate ratio of stocks to indices shows no sign of abating as there are only 43,000 listed companies benchmarked against the Index Industry Association ...

Will Aussie equities overcome 2019 challenges?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... still clouded, with the potential for greater regulatory surveillance by APRA and ASIC presenting another challenge to bank stocks. "While 2019 won't be without volatility or issues to navigate, we think a 4-5% dividend yield and attractive valuations ...

Responsible investment guide launched

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018
... Sustainable Equity Fund is a wholesale trust that invests in a diversified portfolio of long equity positions of developed and EM stocks, screening out tobacco and armaments. The $74 million fund has returned 14.78% net of fee since August 2014 inception ...

Super fund offloads harmful holdings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2018
... was made to exclude tobacco too," Rowe said. Vision Super is devising a strategy for prudently offloading the excluded stocks, with the materiality threshold for divestment set at 25% of revenues, with a buffer of +-5%.

Labor franking credit changes fair but not the best: Grattan

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018
... our tax systems, the researchers said. However, Labor's policy reduces the incentive for retirees to invest in Aussie stocks rather than going overseas. It also abandons the principle that all company profits should be taxed at an investor's ...

ETF issuer hires Olympian

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2018
... $1 billion in exchange-traded money. It has 14 funds, including one launched earlier this month that focuses on biotech stocks. ETF Securities Australia chief executive Kris Walesby said the business has more than doubled its headcount since its launch ...

Special Report: Hitting new ETF goals

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... see the benefits of these products in practice. The business of indexing The disproportionate ratio of indices to listed stocks indicates how big indexing is. The Index Industry Association (IIA) estimates there are nearly 3.3 million indices globally ...