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Competition hots up among ratings firms
Managed funds research and ratings start-up Foresight Analytics is expanding further in the ultra-competitive retail and advised investment sector through the...
Will credit remain immune from the rising rate environment?
Neuberger Berman, a US$405 billion ($527 billion*) global multi-asset manager, this week highlighted the opportunity arising in credit markets amid the bond...
Challenger-backed Fidante's busy year continues
Challenger Financial Group (ASX: CGF) and its suite of asset management businesses have started 2021 off the same way 2020 finished. As part of their half...
Where should investors turn in the era of bubbles?
While nearly all the fussing on equity valuation and bubbles is centred on the US, Europe, Japan and the emerging markets (EMs) have provided decent returns...
What's in a name?
News broke this week that one of Vanguard’s popular ESG or Environment, Social and Governance-focused strategies may not have been as true to label as...
Digital divide exacerbated income inequality during pandemic
According to US$3.3 trillion ($4.3 trillion) asset manager, Fidelity International, companies with strong ESG characteristics outperformed in 2020, and should...
Hamish Douglass sees signs of 'speculative frenzy' amid FOMO-driven markets
Hamish Douglass this week presented his ‘The Year of Living Dangerously Webinar’, to thousands of investors and followers across the country. There...
GameStop saga invites scrutiny of brokerage practices
Groups of amateur investors that gather on social media forums such as Reddit have organized to buy stocks and options in companies with high short interest...
Franklin, Hyperion lead Morningstar award finalists
Last week, investment research firm Morningstar Australasia announced the finalists of the 2021 Morningstar Australia awards. Some of the big names include...
Bubble mania - The cause and solution
It’s not hard to find commentary about market “bubbles” on a daily basis, where you can take your pick on traditional bond prices, property,...
ASX down 0.5%, reporting season peaks
ASX down 0.5%, reporting season peaks, Coles (ASX:COL), Woolworths (ASX:WOW) sold off The ASX200 (ASX:XJO) fell 0.5% on what was one of the busiest...
Mirae Asia Great Consumer fund upgraded to 'Recommended'
The Asian middle class, but particularly that in China and India, is one of the fastest growing-population cohorts in the world; and potentially, the most...
What's old is new again
The persistent era of disruptive services has its counterpart in companies considered ripe for extinction. History, however, suggests one should not be quite...
Earnings season begins
Earnings season begins, Challenger (ASX:CGF) reverses recent gains, Crown Ltd (ASX:CWN) locked out The ASX200 fell 0.9% as reality sets in after...