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S&P/ASX200 tipped to hit 8300: VanEck

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024
... upside potential through market share expansion and have historically outperformed in prolonged market recoveries. Valuations are attractive with 12-month forward price to earnings below the historical average. Mid-caps also reported the highest upside ...

Perennial launches new investment fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2024
... attractive for Perennial's PPP strategy. "In terms of deployment, the domestic private market remains favourable with lower valuations and attractive terms, and few suppliers of this type of private capital," Lyons said. "On the other hand, we have seen ...

Morningstar warns of stretched valuations in Australian equities

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024
The Australian equity market is slightly overvalued following a strong rally, according to Morningstar's Q2 2024 outlook. The S&P/ASX 200 benchmark has climbed about 15% from its October 2023 lows to hover around 7800, signalling what Morningstar called ...

IMF flags concerns over 'risky' private credit market

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024
... prices. "Instead, they are often marked only quarterly using risk models, and may suffer from stale and subjective valuations across funds," it said. "Our analysis comparing private credit to leveraged loans (which trade regularly in a more liquid and ...

Evolution of investment operations spurs new recruitment trends

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
... However, we are experiencing some firms establishing specialised teams based on functionality, especially for unlisted valuations, as regulators demand more transparent reporting." Cleary said he has observed a rush of international talent taking up ...

Australian Ethical eyes small caps as play for advisers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
... world's largest technology companies - dubbed the Magnificent Seven. However, Australian Ethical points to stretched valuations in these global giants, preferring a burgeoning ethical opportunity to invest in Australian small caps. "Advisers and asset ...

Low-margin clients hurt practice valuations

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
... Lower fee-paying clients are severely affecting financial advice practices' bottom line and ultimately drag business valuations, a new analysis reveals. The latest Advice practice acquisition, sale & valuation guide from Centurion Market Makers highlights ...

Advanced ETP portfolios come at higher cost, complexity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
... points per annum. Portfolio construction specialists can then use these products to express their views on relative valuations on systemic risk factors or construct portfolios that focus on specific needs of investors, such as the need for income in ...

Ontario Teachers' massively underperforms benchmark

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... largely attributed to insufficient investment in listed equities, particularly major US technology stocks, and adjusted valuations in infrastructure and real estate due to rising interest rates. Ontario Teachers' president and chief executive Jo ...

The tide is turning for North Asian equity markets: Maple-Brown Abbott

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... believe these reforms will be a multi-year tailwind, and with Korean and Chinese equities trading at deeply discounted valuations, such positive developments are far from priced in," Main and Ho wrote in an investor note. Japan's equity market is currently ...