investments

One of the great investment success stories of the last 25 years has been the exchange-traded fund (ETF), which got under way in the early 1990s as a vehicle offering access, in one listed stock, to the entire stock market through tracking an index. Gone were the worries of paying “active” management fees and failing…

This week Stockspot released its yearly 2020 Fat Cat Funds Report. The report was put together to expose the best and worst-performing superannuation funds throughout the year, in a bid to drive lower fees, improve performance and bring about change. Stockspot compared 600 multi-asset investment options offered by Australia’s largest 100 super funds to find…

With the deleveraging plans out in the marketplace, analysts think there is more value in the European/North American angle when it comes to the Westfield story, with consensus target prices for Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield on the ASX showing far greater expected upside than for the Scentre Group’s Australian-New Zealand exposure.   So much so that there have…

The quality of tenants will be key in commercial property.

Climate change is a systemic risk. Here’s how to handle it.

The stellar run in the Nasdaq 100 index, which has seen it reach new all-time highs some 40 times already in 2020, shows no signs of slowing. With such strength and a willingness of investors to look beyond short-term losses, a single-file, socially distanced line of “unicorns” is awaiting their piece of the action. The…

Michael LaBella, Head of Investment Strategy at QS Investors.

Helping Australians save money during the recession.

A clear correlation has emerged between risk appetite during the COVID-19 pandemic and the age of investors, with Australian ‘millennials’ – aged 24-39 – among the most proactive globally, according to a survey of 1,800 people in six countries. Australian investors of all ages are also among the most bullish globally. The survey was conducted…

In the wake of the pandemic, investors have continued to pile money into variously labelled ESG/sustainable funds. According to data published by Morningstar, by the end of June 2020, assets in these funds surpassed $US1 trillion for the first time on record. The number of products offering sustainable strategies is also rising sharply with more asset…