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Magellan Financial Group (ASX: MFG) this week released its long-awaited new retirement product called FuturePay. It comes at an important time for the investment and superannuation industry in general, which has seen very little innovation or new product releases focused on delivering more sustainable retirement incomes. So, what is Magellan FuturePay? The product seeks to…

ASX falls but 2% higher in May, Macquarie, Magellan looking to the future The ASX200 (ASX: XJO) fell 0.3% on Tuesday, the first day of winter, with consumer confidence taking a hit as the Victorian lockdown rolls on. Every sector was weaker except energy and materials, which added 1.3% and 0.3% respectively. Healthcare and financials were the…

ASX down on energy, PEXA set to IPO, Nuix downgrades again  The ASX200 (ASX: XJO) started the day strongly, hitting a new record before ultimately closing 0.3% lower as energy, down 1.6%, and the IT sector, -0.9% continued to drag. The weakness comes ahead of a huge week for the Australian economy, with the Reserve Bank of Australia meeting…

Sydney-based drug developer Pharmaxis (ASX:PXS) is moving through a pivot that the market is taking its time to understand, as it takes its lead drug candidate PXS‐5505 firstly through a Phase 1/2a trial for the treatment of the rare bone marrow cancer myelofibrosis, and secondly, into pre-clinical efficacy testing for glioblastoma (GBM), the most common form…

Aristocrat Leisure (ASX: ALL) – Australia’s leading gaming and technology company has released its half-year results, for the six months to 31 March 2021. And its results didn’t fail to impress. While the pandemic caused mayhem to physical casinos such as those operated by Crown Resorts (ASX: CWN), online casinos moved in to fill the…

ASX hits new record, ING shocks analysts, Tabcorp offer formalised  The ASX200 (ASX: XJO) hit another record high on Friday, finishing the day 1.2% higher and taking the weekly gain to 2.1%. The records fell as the banking and materials sectors combined to deliver gains. Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) gained 1.6% on Friday and both BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP)…

Here we go again, ASX flat as lockdown begins, Costa Group tanks, AMP sued The ASX200 (ASX: XJO) added just 2.4 points on Thursday after the Victorian Government sent the entire state into another lockdown. The news is expected to hit the economy to the tune of $1 billion but the market remains immune, with the IT sector once…

ASX down as Victoria braces, materials weaker, ALS profit jumps The ASX200 (ASX: XJO) finished 0.3% lower on Wednesday, with the materials and e-commerce sectors leading the fall.  BHP Group (ASX: BHP) and Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) remain under pressure, falling over 2% each as the hot commodity sector is cooled by increasing supply. The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:…

Anyone watching the Federal Budget would have seen Treasurer Josh Frydenberg deliver a “high-spending, Australia’s bouncing back” budget with some big-ticket items aimed to drive the country out of its pandemic doldrums. To be honest, there weren’t any real surprises in this budget; it appealed to all. But many pundits agree that the budget missed…

Wilson Asset Management’s founder Geoff Wilson is gearing-up for a new $225 million listed investment company (LIC) called WAM Strategic Value Limited (ASX: WAR). The listing price will be $1.25 a share. According to the prospectus,  plans are to issue between 13.2 million shares and 180 million shares, depending on demand. The first $125 million would…

ASX overcomes iron ore fall, exports smash records, Victoria on tenterhooks  The ASX200 (ASX: XJO) managed to deliver another 1.0% gain on Tuesday despite the backdrop of what appears to be nine COVID-19 cases in the northern suburbs. Whilst borders are not yet closed, Qantas (ASX: QAN) and Flight Centre (ASX: FLT) weakened in a broadly stronger market. Utilities were the…

Small gain for ASX, CBA nears $100, Zip keeps buying  The ASX200 (ASX: XJO) managed to finished just 0.2% higher on Monday as strength in the banking sector including the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) offset weakness in materials. CBA is once again trading at an all-time high and just $1.24 short of the $100 mark. Iron oreand commodities…