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Global dividend strength to continue: Plato

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
Dividend growth trends in international equities are expected to continue in 2025 after global developed market countries paid out $485 million in dividends in Q4 2024, according to a new report by Plato Investment Management. This was an 8.3% increase ...

Australian Ethical 'cautious' on valuations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
Australian Ethical is betting on the tech sector - and primarily artificial intelligence (AI) - being major themes for investors in 2025. Australian Ethical said while technology and AI drove market performance to new highs in 2024, it is looking for ...

Where to invest when local equities look expensive

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
Australian equities are richly priced, yet local portfolios remain heavily skewed towards the domestic market; investors have avenues to seek out diversification and better value, according to Morningstar market strategist Lochlan Halloway. Australian ...

Bitcoin now 7th largest global asset

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
Bitcoin finished 2024 up 123.4%, ranking as the seventh largest global asset by market capitalisation, according to new research from Binance Australia. However, momentum stalled in late December when the US Federal Reserve scaled back its planned 2025 ...

Regal, Magellan book performance fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2025
... outstripped the amount earned in the prior corresponding period of $100,000. Last month, Magellan launched the Vinva Australian Alpha Extension Fund, a 130:30 long-short strategy. This is the third Vinva fund Magellan brought to market and follows the ...

IFM adds ex-CIO to equities team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
... quantitative finance as a global equities portfolio manager, investment strategist and investment chief. He joins from Optimal Alpha Investment Solutions, where he served as chief investment officer in the boutique manager he founded six years ago, implementing ...

JBWere partners to launch fixed income funds

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2024
... particularly value UBS AM's expertise in developing credit products in an environment that is likely to be conducive to solid alpha generation." UBS AM country head of Australia and New Zealand Alison Telfer said the strategies are perfect for investors ...

Resources for the win in 2025: Datt Capital

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2024
... understand its nuances. "By applying global themes to local markets, skilled managers and investors can generate consistent alpha over time," Datt said. The sector is also buoyed by the natural hedging benefits, supported by enormous export-driven behaviour ...

Magellan launches third Vinva fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024
Magellan Asset Management has launched the Vinva Australian Alpha Extension Fund, which it said provides exposure to a 130:30 long-short strategy designed to provide investors with enhanced returns through a systematic and diversified approach. Leveraging ...

Advisers put faith in global equities, small caps in 2025

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024
... looking for active management in market segments that provide a clear purpose in a portfolio. Whether that be to generate alpha, provide uncorrelated returns, or deliver a consistent income stream." Additionally, local economic slowdown (44%) and high ...