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Small caps soar amid accelerated revolution

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... of negative surprises and generate the most consistent outcome," Bilney said. The fund is overweight in information technology stocks, as well as resources and energy - which score well from a valuation perspective, he said. The fund is also overweight ...

Emerging markets weather varied COVID-19 storms

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... growth," Grana and Culley said. "Complementing this - and on display during the virus outbreak - is the growing role that technology plays in economic activity. "China has been a leader in e-commerce and social media engagement, but we expect future ...

New buyers for Sargon businesses confirmed

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
... said. "We believe the proprietary next generation trustee infrastructure that Sargon has developed to be world-class technology," Wasserman said. "As the new owner, PIP brings funding capacity, leadership capability and strengthened governance to unlock ...

Bitcoin bonanza amid COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... diversify their portfolio," he said. "Some investors are forward-thinking and see the potential future benefits that the technology can bring to the financial markets and the world. "For others, they see Bitcoin as a potential hedge to the increasing ...

Future Fund board members reappointed

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... Ltd and the General Sir John Monash Foundation. She is also co-chair of the Australian Government Advisory Board on technology and healthcare competitiveness. She has served as the chancellor of the University of Queensland, and has a bachelor of medicine ...

Chant West sale hits roadblock

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... sale was to include Chant West's superannuation research and consultancy business but leave out the financial planning technology business Enzumo. The expected completion date was March end, and Chant West announced it would have 10 cents per ordinary ...

Hamish Douglass remains confident amid COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... computing and China would continue to be investment opportunities in the future. "We have to understand the power of these technology platforms... how do we invest at scale where the cloud computing opportunities and software opportunities are going ...

Platforms maintain cash rate on RBA cut

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... announcements, the rate offered on the pooled cash account will drop to 25bps early next week." She has seen an increase in cash holdings on WealthO2 amid the current market volatility. "In the recent months, a sell down of assets has increased cash ...

Coronavirus is an investment opportunity: Fidelity

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
... increasing considerably in the market, and I think that is really positive," Taylor said. "Valuation has been an issue with technology; they've been some of the hardest hit from the coronavirus, so they have come down significantly in value. "There ...

Thematic investing grows threefold

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... growth investment themes, like artificial intelligence or cannabis. The most popular theme dominating the industry is technology, with US$97.3 billion in assets under management globally. Within technology, robotics and automation proves to be the most ...