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Small caps soar amid accelerated revolution

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
Although the last two months have been marked by increased volatility and disruption, small caps have largely outperformed.

Fund managers adapt to market pain

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
Aussie equities fund managers steadily improved in performance relative to benchmark from January to March, according to an updated SPIVA Australia Scorecard from S&P.

Boom time for exchanges

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
Stock exchanges around the world are reporting an uptick in their profits, as COVID-19 volatility pushes up their revenues from higher transactions.

Active versus passive: The debate continues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
In the pre-pandemic world, there was a lot of talk around passive investment but now that the markets have taken investors on a rollercoaster ride, are the active managers leaving or just biding their time?

Sentiment weakens as macro threats loom

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
With investors caught in a nasty tug of war between the dire economic reality and the hope of a virus cure, industry leaders have warned of the potential for further downside.

Magellan remains cautious, for now

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
Sitting on a significant amount of liquidity, Magellan is waiting for a few dominoes to fall before it pulls the trigger and deploys cash from its global and high conviction funds.

Warren Buffett allegedly conned by German company

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
Legendary value investor Warren Buffett's company has won EUR 643 million in arbitration after it was allegedly conned by a German company which inflated its revenue before its acquisition.

AMP, Pendal launch new managed portfolio

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
AMP has launched a new managed portfolio through its MyNorth platform to be managed by Pendal's multi-asset team in partnership with the AMP research team.

Plan for the worst, hope for the best

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
Wilson Asset Management's Geoff Wilson has encouraged investors to plan for the worst and hope for the best as central bank liquidity props up equity markets.

Australian ETF market shows strength

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
The Australian ETF market grew 24% to $56.9 billion, despite the COVID-19 share market correction, according to the 2020 ETF Report by Stockspot.