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Commercial real estate optimism ticks up

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024
The overall sentiment of global corporate real estate leaders has improved to its highest level since Q2 2022, according to a survey by Knight Frank. The real estate group asked the leaders to rate several sentiments around growth, portfolio, and workplace. ...

Small cap investors told to 'stop whinging'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024
... reflected in share prices. "Overall, the market mood for small caps has changed from outright pessimism to selective optimism," Johnson said. "The opportunity for share price appreciation is significant for those companies that can give investors a good ...

Powell backflips on rates pushing back RBA cut expectations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2024
... International Monetary Fund (IMF) urged global central banks to "stay vigilant" against the threat of inflation. "A sense of optimism has pervaded financial markets in recent months, amid investor confidence that the fight against inflation is entering ...

Foreign investors optimistic about Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024
... investor sentiment regarding foreign direct investment (FDI) flows in the next three years, showed continued investor optimism for more Asia Pacific (APAC) markets as well as the strength of Southeast Asia (SEA) among emerging markets. More than half ...

Morningstar warns of stretched valuations in Australian equities

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024
... might be "too optimistic" regarding the prospect of lower interest rates. "If inflation rears its head again, some of the optimism could come out of share prices for banks and other recent winners, including consumer cyclicals, REITs, and tech stocks," ...

Bitcoin hits fresh high as investors await halving event

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... get. This system ensures a supply cap of 21 million Bitcoin. Jonathon Miller, Kraken Australia managing director, said optimism around crypto is likely only going to grow. "Optimism around Bitcoin is being driven by a few factors working together: the ...

Fund selectors harbour AI bubble fears, affirm belief in its longevity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024
... Australia, who manage a combined US$34.8 trillion in assets for various institutions. The survey revealed widespread optimism about AI's potential among fund selectors. In Australia, 69% of respondents believe AI will reveal previously hidden investment ...

Pinnacle collects large performance fees, writes down OpenInvest

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2024
... profitability in the first half," Pinnacle said, adding that it is entering the second half with "grounds for cautious optimism". "We also expect that opening FUM as at 1 January 2024 will be higher than the average during 1H FY24 and this will contribute ...

Regal Partners buys stake in Taurus Funds Management

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023
... strategies, with the ability to provide global resource companies with a diversified range of funding solutions. It said the optimism is supported by a persistent shortage of new production in critical minerals and a growing restriction in the availability ...

The ugly truth: Unattractive fund managers are investment darlings

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023
... managers trade more excessively, prefer lottery-like assets and stocks with higher return volatility. They also exhibit more optimism when conducting market analysis in their periodic reports," the study said. "These facts imply that good-looking managers ...
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