Morgan Stanley

The best Asian private equity funds often outperform their developed-market counterparts, with less underlying leverage and more growth potential. Several structural tailwinds also support opportunities for the right PE strategies in Asian markets, says Morgan Stanley.

After a punishing innings for her flagship ETF, ARK Invest founder Cathie Wood thinks investors need to stop living in the 70s. This time next year the Fed will be “running in the opposite direction” and deflation will dominate the market, she says.

While global markets recorded a second consecutive quarter of growth in Q1, only 13 per cent of ASX200 results beat forecasts, and signs that an economic reckoning is ready to unfold are flashing red, analysts say.

Analysts agree Australia’s big four banks are entering 2023 from a position of strength as they pass on rising interest rates to borrowers. However, headwinds remain, and the total return picture for shareholders looks more complex.

Higher interest rates, a slowing property market and the promise of loan defaults is curbing the enthusiasm of analysts on future bank earnings.

With markets starting to turn mildly positive, the driving factor seems to be cautious commentary from the RBA after several weeks of fuelling fears of a recession due to aggressive rate hikes.

This year has brought on a flurry of initial public offerings (IPOs) ranging from new tech start-ups to BNPL platforms. There have been 51 new floats so far, with another 35 to come before the end of July. There were 27 listings in the last two months alone. The total figure for 2021 looks at this…

Last year APRA ordered the big four banks to slash their dividends to conserve capital due to the COVID-19 pandemic; not that it was required, as boards had already decided to hoard as much capital as they could. Shareholders were dealt a rather large blow, especially self-retirees and super fund members. Banks have always been…

It’s quarterly earnings season for a small handful of ASX-listed companies, but some might say the most important in the index. While most companies listed on the ASX report half-yearly with a June year-end, the second month after the financial period, being July and February tends to the busiest each year. However, a small group…

The Nuix Ltd (ASX: NXL) share price went up around 7.5% today. It’s rebounding strongly. What’s happening? Nuix is seeing a recovery after the heavy selloff earlier in the week. It’s still down 11% from the end of last week. But now it isn’t down as much. A few days ago Nuix lowered its guidance for revenue…