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AI stocks mask broader market weakness: UniSuper

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2026
... investor sentiment. Australian shares fell more than 3% during the month, with 10 of the market's 11 sectors declining. US shares lost 0.5%, but UniSuper head of fixed interest David Colosimo said the headline figure obscured deeper weakness, with the ...

Trading 212 to offer Australians low-cost trading to global markets

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026
... Germany, stating that there is a "clear gap" in the local market for affordable, low-barrier access to UK, European and US shares at a time when many Australians, in particular younger investors, are searching for lower-cost investments. As part of that ...

US and Aussie shares 'incredibly divergent': UniSuper

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2026
... outlooks and pressure on the banking sector, according to UniSuper head of fixed interest David Colosimo. Colosimo said US shares rose more than 5% in May, building on a 10% gain in April, while Australian shares gained less than 1%. "US shares were ...

Vanguard launches three new funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... Australian investors access to US equity markets with the launch of three S&P 500 Index funds. The Vanguard S&P 500 US Shares Index ETF (ASX: V500) is an unhedged ETF; the Vanguard S&P 500 US Shares Index (Hedged) ETF (ASX: V5AH) is a currency-hedged ...

Capital Haus acquires Adelaide advice firm, FUM to exceed $1bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2025
Capital Haus has acquired Adelaide's advice business Baker Young, with the firm to retain its brand and staff. Baker Young founders Alan Young and David Baker will remain in active advisory roles, as Capital Haus will also move its existing client to ...

US equities not performing as well as they seem: UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2025
... share markets appearing to have performed very well over the month of October, the reality is more complex. "In October, US shares were actually quite strong, up about 2.25%. But those numbers, especially in the US, they don't really paint the full ...

ETF Shares awards fund administration mandate

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2025
... index ETF issuer in more than a decade, entering the market with three ETFs on Cboe. BEST, WWW, and HUGE all invest in US shares and charge a management fee of 0.29%. Meanwhile, Apex Group Australia country head Nicholas Bradford said the mandate is ...

Lack of confidence in US equities brings investors back home

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
... turning to local fundamentals. Australian equities "hold the strongest net intention to buy, more than double that of US shares" in the first half of 2025, the report states. Investment Trends senior analyst Yiğit Günhan said there is a "recalibration" ...

AMP Super delivers double digit returns in FY25

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2025
... uncertainty around the domestic economy, markets have rebounded strongly over the past few months. "Our overweight to US shares contributed meaningfully to performance in the first part of the year - and we closed that overweight in early February, anticipating ...

Global stock markets rally, but Trump's next post could flip the script

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2025
... that just one Truth Social post from US President Donald Trump could trigger market volatility. Colosimo noted that US shares climbed 6% in May, their strongest month in over a year, after skidding nearly 19% from February highs in April. Meanwhile ...
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