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Retail investors cautiously confident in 2026: ASA

ANGELIQUE MINAS | MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026

... firmer commodities and a softer US dollar. Overall, material stocks performed the best, surging to 31.71% while healthcare stocks plummeted by 24.91%, making it the weakest performing security. The top ASX 200 stock was Liontown Resources (ASX: LTR) ...

LIC hunts for investment manager

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2023

... asset value dropped by 40% for the period. Outside of cannabis-related companies, HGV has begun investing in healthcare stocks and wants to branch out to digital economy and natural resources companies. In HGV's annual report, chair Peter Wall said ...

Ord Minnett expands footprint

ANNABELLE DICKSON | FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2021

... 11, as a senior research analyst (healthcare). He previously worked as pharmacist and most recently covered healthcare stocks at Blue Ocean Equities. It has also added four analysts, James Casey, Nic Burgess, Luke Macnab and Supun Wijerathna, from its ...

Ord Minnett adds to team

KANIKA SOOD | FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2021

... research analyst (healthcare). He has worked as a pharmacist in the Hunter region, and most recently covered healthcare stocks at Blue Ocean Equities. It has also added four analysts from its recent acquisition of E.L.&C. Baillieu: James Casey, Nic Burgess ...

Regal Atlantic fund perks up in April

KANIKA SOOD | THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020

... company Mesoblast which rose 143% in April on back of initial data relating to a COVID-19 patient trial. Two other healthcare stocks, Medical Developments (up 42%) and Opthea (up 32%) were other positive contributors. Its detractors for the month came ...

AMP Capital shutters global equities fund for platform investors

KANIKA SOOD | TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020

... AllianceBernstein Investment Management Australia and had the highest sector weights to information technology and healthcare stocks. Recent performance for the platform class has been better than the MSCI World Index (Net Dividends Reinvested) in Australian ...

Plato to raise $200 million

KRISTI CHENG | THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2019

... if there's a mining boom, you're going to get advantages from some of the tech stocks, or some of the healthcare stocks, like CSL," he said. PL8 is the only LIC to pay regular monthly fully franked dividends, which they will continue to do after ...

Market wrap

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015

... commodity prices had boosted some mining stocks, while a stronger Australian dollar had been a negative for some healthcare stocks, OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said. "The pricing out of a Reserve Bank of Australia rate cut appears to be ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP | TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2015

... McCarthy said the local bourse was bouncing back after Monday's negative momentum with the banks, telcos and healthcare stocks leading the way. "The yield play is back on," he said. "It looks like the start of the European Central Bank's buying program ...

Market wrap

AAP | TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014

... Australia but globally, with simmering tensions in Ukraine and the end of the US earnings season," Mr Lucas said. Healthcare stocks were the best performers, led by blood plasma producer CSL, which was 75 cents stronger at $69.60. The major banks were ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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