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Tech selloff builds cash pile at Pengana

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
Australian equities managers unloading tech stocks face a tough question - where do they put this pile of cash to work? One international equities manager saw its cash allocations spike to a three-year high as it trimmed investments in tech stocks in ...

Focus on tax outcomes to drive up member returns: Parametric

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... improve after-tax returns. Parametric's tax management strategy involves considerations including differentiating between stocks eligible for a 10% capital gains tax rate on gains realised and stocks that attract the non-concessional rate of 15%; applying ...

Top stocks shine in the long term: ABDO

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018
Despite the market volatility and challenges 2018 has thrown at advisers, this is a good time to cut through the short-term noise and reflect on opportunities that'll pay off in the long run, according leading fund managers. Lazard Asset Management ...

ABDO unveils top investment strategies

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
... Australia delivered 6.8% per annum - well ahead of the US at 6.4% and the UK's 5.5%, he said. "If you can buy a portfolio of stocks that has a great dividend yield, a decent return on equity [and] has low debt, you've got a magic combination. "That's ...

Aussie ETFs attracted $339 million in February: Betashares

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
Australia's ETF pool swelled $330 million in February even though stocks slumped early in the month. BetaShares, the fourth-biggest player in Australia's ETF pool, joins Vanguard in saying investors gravitated towards ETFs in February's market slowdown ...

Aussies turn to online trading in droves

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
... Trends suggests the growth was largely due to Australians getting involved in online investing to take advantage of domestic stocks they believed to be undervalued. "Many DIY investors rely on gut feel to guide their investment decision making, and recent ...

SMSFs continue to break with tradition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
Investment in Australia's top 20 stocks by the self-managed superannuation sector is growing as lower returns see investors turning their back on traditional SMSF portfolio darlings. According to the latest CommSec SMSF Trading Trends Report, SMSFs ...

Long-standing Djerriwarrh executive retires

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
... Management Limited and a former chairman of Victoria Legal Aid. Djeriwarrh invests in Australian equities "with a focus on stocks with an active options market." The firm has a current market capitalisation of about $730 million and was first listed ...

SMSFs ceding ground to direct investors in the ETF market

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
... Vynokur described newer investors as "a new age group looking to invest their money outside of term deposits and individual stocks, with ETFs being the investment product of choice for this generation." He added: "The combination of the historically ...

Janus Henderson portfolio manager joins Aussie boutique

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2018
... said. Rosenbloom added: "I have known the ARCO investment team for many years now and have great respect for their views on stocks and markets. Joining ARCO is a natural fit for my market beliefs, especially at a time when the business is in a good growth ...