Australia’s largest ETF provider, Betashares, has launched two new products designed to take advantage of the move to decarbonisation and renewable energy – BetaShares Solar ETF (ASX:TANN) and BetaShares Global Uranium ETF (ASX:URNM). The move comes just days after ETF competitor VanEck, announced it would launch a carbon credits ETF. The ETF will track the…
Over the last few months, there’s been a lot of coverage on cryptocurrencies, namely Bitcoin, and its status as “digital gold.” The reason it is often referred to as “digital gold” is that bitcoin was seen to have been able to provide a store of value like gold. An uncorrelated asset won’t fall when the…
If you’ve been following the Nickel price, you will have seen the craziness that took place in early March just after war broke out in Ukraine. The London Metal Exchange (LME) cancelled nickel trading after an unprecedented 250% price rise was triggered by Western sanctions against Russia. The price surged to hit US$101,365 a tonne,…
Fertilizer and explosives chemicals company Incitec Pivot (ASX:IPL) has posted a better than expected profit result boosted by a rise in fertiliser prices and strong demand for mining explosives coming from the company’s Dyno Nobel business. The strong rebound in demand for mining explosives comes on the back of a global push for decarbonisation. The…
Given the dramatic falls seen in markets last week, Australia now presents a particularly compelling opportunity to capitalise on the rotation towards value. That’s the view put forward by Martin Currie, an active equities investment manager and part of the Franklin Templeton Group. Reece Birtles, Chief Investment Officer, Martin Currie Australia, says “extremely high valuations…
Inflation concerns continue to rattle markets with the RBA raising rates by 25bps at their May meeting to 35bps. Uncertainty throughout the month saw April fall by 0.8 percent bringing the total year to date (end of April) returns of the ASX 300 Accumulation Index to +10.2 percent. Ausbil Investment Management have released their Equity…
What is that white cream cricketers put on their faces and lips? You’ll be surprised to know, it’s zinc. Well zinc oxide to be exact. It’s the main and the strongest ingredient in any physical sunscreen used by cricketers. The Zinc Oxide cream is often referred to as a ‘reflector’ and isn’t absorbed by the…
Recent falls in the stock market pale in comparison to those being seen in the crypto world. We’re talking 54 percent falls in Bitcoin alone with the price now below US$30k for the first time since July 2021. The crypto market has shed close to $1.6 trillion in market capitalisation since November 2021. Some of…
Australian dividends are back to normal. After being battered and bruised during the pandemic, many high-flying dividends were either lowered or pulled as companies feared the worst and bunkered down to save money. High paying bank dividends were slashed after APRA forced lenders to limit payouts to no more than 50% of profits amid recession…
Last week’s market falls have fear and panic rising to their highest levels since the pandemic. The VIX Volatility index – the so-called “Fear Index” – hit 34.75 last Monday. At the start of the pandemic, the index hit 69.37 representing extreme volatility. During the GFC, the index hit 89.53. There is, however, another “unconventional”…
