AM Report: Markets Regain Composure To End Higher
With an hour of trade to go the Dow Jones index was up by 270 points or 1.0%. The S&P500 index was up by 1.2% and the Nasdaq index gained 140 points or 1.5%.
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Evening Report: Aussie Shares Suffer Worst Day Of The Year
The Australian share market followed the trend established by most global markets in the last day. The ASX 200 suffered its worst day of year to day.
Read MoreMagellan (ASX:MICH) Discusses How Natural Disasters Impact Infrastructure Stocks
Gerald Stack, Magellan’s Head of Infrastructure explains how infrastructure stocks can maintain their defensive qualities by managing the impact of natural disasters.
Read MoreLunch Report: Aussie Shares Loose Ground
The Australian sharemarket is in negative territory today with the concerns of impact from the Corona virus.
Read MoreAM Report: Worst Day In 4 Months
The US sharemarket is slumping for a second day as the coronavirus continues to spread. Travel stocks like airlines, travel agents, casinos and luxury brands remain under pressure.
Read MoreEvening Report: Aussie Market Finishes Flat On Friday
The Aussie market has failed to hold onto earlier gains with the ASX 200 index finishing Friday’s session flat. The index rose 2.5pts or 0.04% at 7090.5 with banks and healthcare stocks pushing higher.
Read MoreLunch Report: Aussie Shares Bounce Back
The Australian sharemarket is up by 0.3% at lunch; recouping around half Thursday’s losses as most sectors edge higher and the ASX 200 approaches all-time highs.
Read MoreAM Report: Stocks Recover From Early Selling
US sharemarkets were mixed on Thursday. Key indices bounced from lows after the World Health Organisation said the Novel coronavirus didn’t yet constitute an international public health emergency.
Read MoreEvening Report: Worst Day Of 2020 For Market
The Australian sharemarket had its biggest tumble of the year so far following a better than anticipated update on jobs growth. This has reduced the chance of a February rate cut.
Read MoreLunch Report: ASX Falls On Unexpected Jobs Numbers
The ASX 200 has fallen to session lows following the surprise drop in the unemployment rate to 5.1%. The benchmark index is down 50pts or 0.7% at lunch with expectations lowered for an interest rate cut when the RBA meets in Feb.
Read MoreAirlie Updates The Market On Their Current Stock Holdings
Airlie Portfolio Manager, Emma Fisher, discusses where the team sees value in 2020 and puts a spotlight on stocks including Mineral Resources, Suncorp and CSL. Emma also outlines where the fund is positioned in relation to the retail sector and in particular their holdings in Premier Investments and Nick Scali. With Westpac under pressure following the Austrac scandal, Emma discusses their view on Westpac and the bank industry as a whole.
Read MoreAM Report: Stocks Shrug Off Coronavirus Concerns
US sharemarkets eased on Wednesday. Investors monitored news of the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus in China.
Read MoreEvening Report: ASX Returns To Record Highs
The Aussie market has returned to its winning ways as it sets new record highs on what was broad based gains for the ASX 200. Every sector improved led by consumer staples as supermarket giants Coles (COL) and Woolworths (WOW) both jumped 3% or more.
Read MoreLunch Report: Aussie Shares Hit Fresh Highs
The Australian sharemarket bounced back from a slow start and weak lead from Wall Street, hitting fresh record highs despite concerns of a potential coronavirus outbreak.
Read MoreAM Report: Corona Virus Concerns Weigh On Stocks
US sharemarkets eased on Tuesday. Investors focussed on news of the spread of a new coronavirus in China.
Read MoreEvening Report: ASX Snaps Winning Streak
The Aussie market has fallen for the first time in six sessions with the ASX 200 dipping 13.2 points or 0.19% to 7066. Local shares managed to end off session lows to fall to only the third daily decline in 2020 so far.
Read MoreWhat Is A Listed Investment Trust?
Emma Kirk, Key Account Manager – Listed Funds with Magellan Asset Management, explains the ins and outs of LITs.
Read MoreLunch Report: Aussie Shares Slip From Record Highs
The local market is losing ground for the first time in six sessions following a holiday in the US last night. January still marks the best month for our market since July 2016.
Read MoreGlobal Equities: Markets And Opportunities
The rationale for investing globally is irrefutable, however, navigating and investing in an unpredictable world is easier said than done. In this video short video Scott Berg, portfolio manager for the T. Rowe Price Global Growth Equity Strategy looks at the industries that excite him over the next 10 years and explains why you should not apply a singular label to all emerging markets.
Read MorePAYS ETF – Boosting Income While Preserving Capital
The Schroder Absolute Return Income (Managed Fund) Chi-X code: PAYS is an active ETF designed to boost income while preserving capital. In this video, Mihkel Kase Portfolio Manager for PAYS details how the fund can help to strengthen the defensive allocation of portfolios and generate reliable monthly income.
Read MoreCan The Resource & Energy Sectors Supplement Income Needs ?
With a backdrop of low interest rates where should investors seek yield? Informed Investor sat down with Scott Kelly, Portfolio Manager for the DNR Capital Australian Equities Income SMA to find out.
Read MoreWhere Do The Banks Sit In The Switch From Growth To Value?
Jamie Nicol, Portfolio Manager for DNR Capital’s Australian Equities High Conviction Fund and SMA, spoke with Informed Investor about the rotation from growth to value.
Read MoreOvernight: Bogging Down
Are the trade talks headed towards another stalemate? Dow up 92.
Read MoreWhy Alibaba Is A Top Holding In Magellan’s Global Strategies
Hamish Douglass, CIO and Lead Portfolio Manager, discusses China’s Alibaba and why it’s a top holding in Magellan’s Global Strategies.
Read MoreThe Principles Behind Good Business Succession Planning
If you own or are a part-owner of a business, then an exit strategy is important. Selling the business is not always an option or eventuality and death delivers the need for an outcome.
Read MorePlatinum Asset Management Discuss Global Valuation Anomalies
Clay Smonlinski, Co-Portfolio Manager of the Platinum International Fund discusses the divergence of equity market valuations across global markets at present.
Read More10 Ways To Access Your Super
I’m pretty sure I’m too young to access my super so what can I do? National Seniors’ Craig Hall examines the options for drawing down on your super prior to turning 65.
Read MoreThe Outlook For Dividend Growth
With the low interest rate environment currently in place, dividends are more important than ever in the context of earning satisfactory returns on your money. Scott Kelly from DNR Capital tells Informed Investor more.
Read MoreStock Specific Risks Can Create Tremendous Opportunities
The DNR Capital Australian Equities High Conviction Fund owns both James Hardie and Lend Lease in its portfolio as at August 2019.
Read MoreNanosonics Post Reporting Season Update
DNR Capital Portfolio Manager Sam Twidale last discussed Nanosonics (ASX:NAN) back in April 2019. Since that time the share price has rallied strongly from the mid $4 level back in April to touching $7 since reporting in late August.The DNR Capital Australian Emerging Companies Fund currently holds a 6% position in Nanosonics.
Read MoreBeing An Executor – Compliment Or Sentence?
Being asked to be an Executor is both a compliment and a sentence that may take some time to work through. And all because you are trusted.
Read MoreMagellan Launches ASX Listed High Conviction Listed Investment Trust
Magellan Financial Group announced this week that it will launch a listed investment trust for its successful ‘high conviction’ strategy. Chris Wheldon, Portfolio Manager of the High Conviction Fund and an Assistant Portfolio Manager on the Global Equities Strategies sat down to tell us more.
Read MoreHow Do You Invest In A Low Growth Environment?
A low growth environment can present many challenges for investors. Nick Beecroft from T. Rowe Price provides a few pointers on how to negotiate these types of market conditions.
Read MoreLa Trobe Financial: How Sequencing Risk Can Affect Retirees
Sequencing risk – the risk of capital loss through unfavourable timing of investments – can play havoc with retirement funds, Chris Andrews, CIO of La Trobe Financial, sat down with Informed Investor to tell us more.
Read MoreIs It Time To Be Cautious With Australian Equity Exposures?
The local equities market has had a great run so far in 2019, up around 20%. But has it run too far? Randall Jenneke from T. Rowe Price gives his thoughts to Informed Investor.
Read MoreWhat Is Going On In The Gold Market At The Moment?
The gold price seems to be touching on new all-time highs with virtually every trading session. Where to from here? Informed Investor asked that very question to Barry Dawes, Executive Chairman of Martin Place Securities.
Read MoreQ&A With Memphasys Executive Chair Alison Coutts
Memphasys’ Executive Chair, Alison Coutts, was interviewed at the Finance News Network Investor Event on November 29 2019. The interview and presentation can be viewed by clicking the above link.
Read MoreProfessor John Aitken – Felix Device Interview
Professor John Aitken, PhD, ScD, FRSE, Head of the Medical Faculty at Newcastle University, Australia, and a global leader in Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) research is interviewed about the Felix Device and its potential application in the area of male infertility and the future needs globally of the IVF and ART industries.
Read MoreIs Trump The Risk Or Reward For Equity Markets?
Magellan Asset Management’s Hamish Douglass shares his thoughts with Informed Investor about the influence of the Trump Whitehouse on equity markets.
Read MoreTalking Income – Banks, Telstra, Woolworths & New Opportunities
Scott Kelly, Portfolio Manager for the DNR Capital Australian Equities Income SMA, gives Informed Investor his thoughts about which are the best income stocks on the ASX at the moment.
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