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Vector Insights02 October 2020
Fantasy sports: it’s harder than picking stocks
Brad Livingstone-Foggo, Head of Marketing - Australia
As the 2020 AFL and NRL seasons come to their close, fantasy league battles are as closely fought as top of table matches. Any participant of a fantasy league will tell you how hard it can be. The sheer volume of data is mindboggling. In fact a recent study by researchers at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) shows fantasy sports team selection requires higher skill than selecting stocks for a fund.
There is evidence Australian investors are turning away from active fund managers who fail to pick a winning portfolio in favour of funds that can successfully harness investment data.
International01 October 2020
Under the hood of ESPO
by Cameron McCormack, Manager - Investments
Read This NowOur new Video Gaming and eSports ETF (ASX code: ESPO) has garnered a lot of attention from investors, advisers and brokers, and the gaming sector. What type of stocks are included in ESPO?
Infrastructure28 September 2020
Read This NowThe recovery in equity markets, from the sudden and severe drop in March, has been remarkable but it has not been uniform.
US Equity23 September 2020
Moat index review: Value is in, Facebook is out
by Russel Chesler, Director, Investments & Portfolio Strategy
Read This NowThe latest quarterly review of the Morningstar® Wide Moat Focus NR AUD Index™ continues the key trends of the year: the shift away from big tech, tech and health care sector weight increases and an all-time high in value exposure.
International21 September 2020
The race to win in 2020
by Alice Shen, Senior Associate - Investments & Capital Markets
Read This NowOne of the million-dollar questions these days is which company will first develop a COVID-19 vaccine and when is it going to be publicly available?
Vector Insights18 September 2020
A short history of Moats
by Brad Livingstone-Foggo, Head of Marketing - Australia
Read This NowThe role of moats has changed since they were first built centuries ago to protect townships. But in business, their role remains the same as their original purpose: protection.
International16 September 2020
A powerful takeover or a political move?
by Jamie Hannah, Deputy Head of Investments & Capital Markets
Read This NowThe business world this week was awash with news that NVIDIA is acquiring Arm Holdings (‘Arm’) for US$40 billion from Japan’s Softbank. This is extremely important news for the billions of people who use a smart phone.