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Markets in 'thrall of the Fed', overly hawkish on rates

“Learning to live with COVID will be the major theme of 2022,” according to Ken Leech, chief investment officer of leading fixed income manager...

Advisers 'spoiled for choice' with alternative assets, correlation key

If we are truly honest about the state of the Australian investment industry when it comes to alternatives, we were very much a backwater for many years. That...

Funds flows favour the brave; what they say about 2022

Australian investors ploughed as much as three times more money into equity-focused managed funds in 2021 than they did in 2020. Being the preferred source of...

ASX suffers worst week since 2020, every sector down, Nuix, Whitehaven report

The S&P/ASX 200 suffered its worst week since 2020, finishing Friday 2.3% lower and losing 2.9% over the last five days. On Friday, every single sector...

ASX holds ground, gold miners surge, unemployment dips

 The S&P/ASX200 (ASX: XJO) managed a small gain, finishing 0.1 per cent higher despite 7 out of the eleven sectors finishing underwater today. The...

Professional investors turning to illiquidity and alternatives in search of returns

Leading investment consultancy bFinance this week released its Insurer Investment Survey, which seeks to understand the investment intentions of the holders of...

Dixon Advisory files for voluntary administration

On Wednesday, Dixon Advisory & Superannuation Services, the division of ASX-listed E&P Financial Group (ASX:EP1) that was focused on delivering...

Investor's risk making the 'cardinal sin of investing' - Howard Marks

It shouldn’t take one of the most successful self-made hedge fund billionaires to remind us, but the warning may well be timely. In Howard Marks’...

ASX down 1%, Megaport falls as tech weakness continues, Dixon in administration

The S&P/ASX200 couldn’t overcome another negative lead from the US, with bond rates and reporting season driving the market again. Only two of the...

JB HiFi shines on down day, materials real estate gain, Ampol profit jumps

The S&P/ASX200 finished 0.1% lower as consumer confidence dropped over 7% to the lowest point since the vaccination announcement in November 2020. The...

Energy, retailers push market higher, good news for AdBri, Wesfarmers trading update

Energy, retailers push market higher, good news for AdBri, Wesfarmers trading update The S&P/ASX200 managed to start the week on a relatively...

Tech weightings the key driver of factor performance in 2021

The simplest trade may well have been the most profitable since the pandemic began. Backing big tech, the FANGs, or even the S&P500 in which they are more...

Ringing the bell for low returns

The US sharemarket has compounded returns exceeding 18 per cent per year since the depths of the Global Financial Crisis. Despite the all-too-consistent...

Is Bitcoin's correction a precursor for the market?

One of the most powerful, and potentially long-standing, impacts of the pandemic was the so-called democratisation of investing. With over a billion people...

ASX closes up 0.11%, Afterpay share price plummets

Rates send markets lower, Magellan loses ‘material’ client, gold miners shine The local market benefitted from a strong overseas lead but managed...

ASX finishes down 0.4 per cent as CSL drags

Market weaker despite positive lead, unemployment falls, CSL down on acquisition The S&P/ASX200 (ASX: XJO) didn’t follow global markets higher,...