EQUITIES

Funds management

While many Australian equity funds are suffering, two ETFs are managing to achieve strong gains as a result of their short positioning....

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Policy & Regulation

Large market participants have been ordered by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission to reduce market trades by 25% as the regulator moves to bring order....

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Funds management

A New Zealand healthcare firm is one of the few stocks to see a material increase in its share price in light of COVID-19....

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Funds management

While there has been much focus on the struggles of technology stocks such as WiseTech and Webjet, there are several others which are bucking this trend with double-digit...

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Funds management

The Australian stockmarket will have “quite a bit further to fall” before it rebounds again, with March economic numbers expected to be “terrible” as a result of the coro...

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Funds management

As Australians stockpile groceries and supplies in the event of being quarantined, which of the two leading supermarkets are winning the war?...

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Funds management

Countries such as Vietnam, Indonesia and Taiwan present attractive opportunities for investors seeking exposure to Asian emerging markets away from China....

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Funds management

Merlon Capital Partners has become the latest firm to warn on its fund performance in light of coronavirus....

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Funds management

Natixis Investment Managers has reduced its exposure to equities in light of coronavirus in expectation of higher volatility in stockmarkets....

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Funds management

Investors Mutual Ltd has outlined how its portfolios will be affected by the coronavirus, highlighting stocks such as Crown Resorts and Sky City....

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Funds management

2019 was a strong year for equities, but according to a T. Rowe Price portfolio manager that momentum won’t always last, so fundamentals and stock selection will be impor...

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Funds management

Mining giant BHP Billiton, one of Australia’s largest miners, has reported a 39% profit increase but cautioned coronavirus could lead it to revise its expectations downwa...

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Funds management

The threat of the coronavirus is failing to have a significant effect on currency volatility as implied volatility in Asian currencies has fallen. ...

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Funds management

Large mining groups Fortescue Metals, BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, have all suffered losses this year as concerns linger over the effect of the coronavirus and how it coul...

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Financial planning

More investors are looking to protect their assets and income from market falls and environmental, social, and governance factors are becoming a priority when selecting i...

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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

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ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....

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ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

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