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US and Aussie shares 'incredibly divergent': UniSuper

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2026
The artificial intelligence (AI) investment boom continued to drive US equity markets higher in May, while Australian shares delivered comparatively modest gains amid weaker earnings outlooks and pressure on the banking sector, according to UniSuper ...

Vanguard launches three new funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
Vanguard is giving 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) ...

Vanguard identifies strongest asset classes for coming decade

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... innovation, and these are the asset classes arising to compensate investors. "Despite the glamour of the tech-heavy US equity market, more compelling investment opportunities are emerging in high-quality fixed income, US value, and ex-US equity - even ...

APAC investors push for 24-hour trading in US markets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2025
A new whitepaper by DTCC explores the implications of US markets switching to a 24x5 trading schedule, allowing investors to trade 24 hours a day, five days a week. The paper said global demand, especially from APAC investors, and regulatory permissibility ...

BlackRock to list its first active ETF in Australia

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... ETF (ASX: IACT), expected to list on the ASX in mid-June, is priced at 0.45%. It aims to outperform the broad US equity market based on six factors: value, quality, momentum, size, growth, and minimum volatility, with a "bottom-up, data driven stock ...

Holding mega-cap stocks could be detrimental: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025
The historically high levels of concentration in equity markets of recent years, powered by a handful of mega-caps, points to a likely resurgence of diversified strategies over the next decade, according to new research by Scientific Beta. Scientific ...

Iress enhances US equity market data feed with Cboe

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
... application programming interface (API) technology QuantHouse is collaborating with Cboe Global Markets to increase its US equity market data offering through the Cboe One Feed. The Cboe One Feed, available for all QuantHouse clients, is a consolidated ...

Chalmers looks to trade super pool for minerals with US

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
The US Superannuation Investment Summit has kicked off in the United States with Australian super funds exploring deeper investment opportunities within the US. Treasurer Jim Chalmers addressed the summit, essentially serving up Australia's retirement ...

Trump inaugurated as 47th President

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... seen over the last 12 to 18 months in the US economy has run into headwinds. That is now starting to challenge US equity market valuations," Hennessy said. "Looking back to September and the lows in bond yields, investors were predicting a high risk ...

Where to invest when local equities look expensive

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
... expensive," Halloway said. He noted that 10 stocks, including the 'Magnificent Seven,' accounted for almost 60% of US equity market returns last year, despite only accounting for 30% of the market's capitalisation. "We think the outperformance is mostly ...
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