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Magellan mulls converting closed-end fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023
... the end of June, the fund had total net assets of $9.8 billion comprising $7 billion in MGOC and $2.8 billion in MGF. Microsoft, Amazon, UnitedHealth Group, Intuit, and MasterCard are some of its top holdings. MGF shrunk the discount gap from 22.6% (9 ...

Global X launches US tech ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2023
... 100 companies listed on the NASDAQ, excluding financials and REITs. It holds the likes of Nvidia, Google, Apple, and Microsoft. According to Global X, it is the most affordable ETF of its kind in Australia with a management fee of 0.24% per annum - as ...

AI-fuelled narrow market challenges diversification: Epoch

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023
... which continue to account 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 ...

UniSuper rides tech tailwinds to strong returns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023
... Companies in Asia option which returned 21%, owed largely to the fact that about 20% of the option is invested in Apple, Microsoft, and Alphabet. It also invests in Nvidia, AMD and ASML, as well as strong performer LVMH. Tech also had an influence over ...

US regulators launch investigation into OpenAI

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023
... research firm that owns ChatGBT, to evaluate possible negligence and consumer harm. In a 20-page document sent to the Microsoft-backed AI firm, regulators demanded detailed records of OpenAI's policies and procedures and said the subject of the investigation ...

Super fund ESG options underweight BHP, overweight CSL

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023
... "ESG products were found to on average have clear tilts away from many of the major global technology giants other than Microsoft, Alibaba and Tesla." These headline findings suggest that the investment strategies for super fund ESG investment options ...

Advisers outsourcing to amplify investment capabilities: Mason Stevens

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2023
... investment committee meets quarterly with a subcommittee that meets weekly and on an ad hoc basis as needed. We also use Microsoft Teams as a channel for the committee members to throw ideas around and make any urgent decisions," Hont said. "Plugging ...

Young, millionaire investors challenge stereotypes: Data

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023
... love investing in US stocks. "Five of their top six stocks are US Apple, at number one and following that is Alphabet, Microsoft, Bank of America, Citigroup and splitting them is Westpac at number three," it said. Across the entire Gen X cohort, Apple ...

Venture capital rout rattles advice technology sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2023
... 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 of Silicon Valley ...

Digitisation an immediate area of growth: Fund manager

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2023
... Capital has seen a big change in some of the names it holds in its $4 billion Global Equity Conviction Fund. "We owned Microsoft pre the launch of Chat GPT and open AI, but already, we've seen the announcements around Microsoft incorporating AI into ...