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Global X to launch AI infrastructure ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
... by 2030," Leung said. "While we are familiar with mega cap semiconductor and software names like Nvidia, Google and Microsoft, AI infrastructure companies represent an untapped growth area which will continue to expand alongside AI technologies. Hence ...

Holding mega-cap stocks could be detrimental: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025
... concentration not seen since the 1960s, Scientific Beta said. The Magnificent Seven - Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla - on their own accounted for about a third of the market value of the S&P 500. Those levels of ...

Study finds 5000 European ESG funds investing in fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... The research analysed the holdings of 13,507 actively managed funds and 784 ETFs and does not include investments in Microsoft, which is currently building a gas-fired power plant for a data center.

Janus Henderson turns $5.2bn fixed interest fund into active ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
... innovative companies listed on the US market on either the NASDAQ or NYSE." U100 holds key companies including Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Meta, Alphabet and Salesforce. Including the new ETF, Global X now houses 42 ETFs in Australia.

Fixed income drives managed fund surge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
... active equity funds, but investors are wary of the extreme concentration of the stock market, Calastone said. Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, and Nvidia account for $22.3 trillion in market value, over a quarter of US market capitalisation and equivalent ...

ASX taps Westpac NZ chief risk officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
... he was based in Sydney and held senior titles in NAB and Westpac for over 12 years. He also enjoyed various stints at Microsoft, the Boston Consulting Group and Capital One Financial Corporation in the early stages of his career. Speaking on the appointment ...

Global dividend strength to continue: Plato

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... large and mega-cap companies initiating or increasing dividend payouts. "Notable regular dividend payers, including Microsoft and Exxon Mobil, increased their DPS in 2024, while businesses like Broadcom used strong earnings to pay substantial dividend ...

Australian Ethical 'cautious' on valuations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
... new highs, and looking back, AI was definitely the star of the show, delivering huge gains for companies like NVIDIA, Microsoft, Alphabet (Google) and Meta platforms leading the AI revolution," it said. "While we continue to remain cautious on valuations ...

Where to invest when local equities look expensive

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
... think the outperformance is mostly behind us, and only two of the Magnificent Seven - Alphabet, parent of Google, and Microsoft - screen as undervalued. But 'value' stocks - stable, mature businesses, with low debt levels and solid cash flows - remain ...

Super admin providers face reckoning in 2025: Finura

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
More companies will divest their superannuation administration offerings in 2025, according to Finura, as super funds potentially move this service in-house amid tighter scrutiny from the regulators. ASIC suing Cbus for poor member claims experience ...
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