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ETFs20 May 2022
Infrastructure advances in a high-inflation environment
by Alice Shen, Senior Associate - Investments & Capital Markets
Read This Now2022 has not been the best year for equity investors thus far. We are experiencing a rising rate environment which leads to company valuation re-rating, compounded by the uncertainty of debt serviceability. However, infrastructure assets, including transport, utilities and telecom towers have been resilient.
ETFs05 May 2022
Read This NowOn the 21st April, BHP announced its underwhelming production update while flagging further operational changes. Over the following week, BHP suffered double-digit falls, taking the S&P/ASX 200 with it. BHP’s influence on the returns of the S&P/ASX 200 increased when it became Australia’s biggest listed company following the unification with its UK listing earlier this year. This resulted in the ASX becoming more concentrated than any other major equities market. Concentration is the opposite of diversification, which is an important risk management tool for investors. That is why it is prudent to take the right approach when investing in Australian equities. Here we provide some insightful analysis for our popular Equal Weight ETF (MVW) versus the S&P/ASX 200.
ETFs27 April 2022
Read This NowThe global equity falls have highlighted the risk in ESG investing with the market disproportionally punishing shares in high growth companies, particularly IT. Many sustainable international equity funds and ETFs that are hyper-concentrated to ‘growth’ sectors such as IT have fallen hard, but not all.
ETFs11 April 2022
Gold holds with risks abound
by Joe Foster, Portfolio Manager and Strategist
Read This NowGlobal geopolitical developments and accompanying risks to the global economy are supportive of gold prices. Gold approached its all-time high in March.