EQUITIES

Funds management

The Australian equity sector lost 9.5% during the first half of the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data, with only six funds reporting positive returns....

image
Funds management

The ASX All Ordinaries index could hit 6,600 in the next two to four weeks, according to Wealth Within’s chief analyst....

image
Funds management

Despite reduced returns, Platinum will continue to maintain short positions and cash holdings to provide a level of downside protection as it expects markets to remain hi...

image
Funds management

From a long-term perspective, equities will offer better value to investors than most other asset classes, according to DNR Capital....

image
Superannuation

Australian Catholic Super has launched a custom equities strategy to customers in its RetireSmart option, in a mandate with Parametric Portfolio Associates. ...

image
Expert Analysis

As companies move to slash or cancel dividends, writes Rudi Minbatiwala, investors who rely on income are having to find alternative sources to generate income for their ...

image
Features

China has been under intense political scrutiny as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, but Chris Dastoor writes, its investment markets have proven resilient....

image
Funds management

Three education stocks have reported serious losses since the start of the year, with one falling 70%, as the sector grapples with school closures and the possibility of ...

image
Funds management

Earnings of Australian companies have taken a material hit during the COVID-19 pandemic, putting pressure on dividend yields but there are ways to improve this, according...

image
Funds management

Retail investors need to be aware of creating false reality when making rash decisions to time the market in hopes to grab a bargain, according to Wealth Within....

image
Funds management

One of the country’s largest agriculture stocks is now trading at levels higher than pre-COVID-19 and helped Australian equity funds lessen the shock of the pandemic-indu...

image
Funds management

The Magellan High Conviction fund is highly concentrated with between eight to 12 ‘best idea’ holdings so how has it managed to navigate the pandemic?...

image
Funds management

Downward earnings revisions and bearish signals are still indicating headwinds in the US economy in a similar way to 2008, despite any short-term market rallies, accordin...

image
Funds management

There were two sectors that saw over half of their funds report positive gains over the year to 30 April, 2020, according to data....

image
Funds management

The North America and Asia sectors have averaged losses but it is the Australia, Europe and emerging markets sectors that have performed the worst since the start of the ...

image
sub-bgsidebar subscription

Never miss the latest news and developments in wealth management industry

MARKET INSIGHTS

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

3 weeks 4 days ago

This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...

1 month ago

Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....

1 month ago

Insignia Financial has confirmed it is considering a preliminary non-binding proposal received from a US private equity giant to acquire the firm. ...

1 week 2 days ago

Six of the seven listed financial advice licensees have reported positive share price growth in 2024, with AMP and Insignia successfully reversing earlier losses. ...

5 days 5 hours ago

Specialist wealth platform provider Mason Stevens has become the latest target of an acquisition as it enters a binding agreement with a leading Sydney-based private equi...

4 days 9 hours ago