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Sharemarket
Addressing corporate bond ‘anomaly’ would help yield-hungry investors
There’s a fresh push to give retail investors another investment option that sits somewhere between bank deposits and shares on the risk curve.
- by Clancy Yeates
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Retail investor returns lag overall sharemarket
Returns for small investors lag the broader market, despite some of the most widely held stocks producing total returns of more than 40 per cent over the past 12 months
- by John Collett
Opinion
Shares
The Aussie stocks tipped to snap back after pandemic rout
Experts nominate the Australian-listed companies they expect to do well as the world emerges from the worst of the pandemic.
- by John Collett
Opinion
Sharemarket
India becoming a viable emerging markets option
China’s crackdown on its technology giants and the Evergrande saga has left some investors searching for different options to invest in emerging markets.
- by Kanish Chugh
Low deposit boost helps first-timers jump on property ladder
The federal government’s assistance for first home buyers helped 33,000 people to enter the property market that may not previously have been able to afford it.
- by John Collett
Opinion
Managed funds
How to navigate ESG products to build a greener portfolio
Many investors now consider sustainable and ESG-centric products the way forward – not only in terms of the social contract but also the investment opportunity itself.
- by Annika Bradley
Pressure mounts on funds to come clean on being green
The International Monetary Fund says money managers can lead investors to believe they are more green than they really are
- by John Collett
Opinion
Cryptocurrencies
Buyer beware: crypto trading still a high-risk venture
At the end of the day, anybody trading in the crypto space is buying in the hope that somebody else will buy it for a higher price.
- by Noel Whittaker
Opinion
Property investment
How regulators messed up my property investing dream (but it’s ok!)
Borrowers will only be able to take on debts they can afford to pay if the interest rate on their loan is 3 percentage points higher than the current rate.
- by Jessica Irvine
Opinion
Sharemarket
Technical signs indicate sharemarket peak
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index breaking under its 50-day moving average could be a sign to take profits ahead of a sharemarket correction.
- by Michael Gable
Lending restrictions could hit property investors
With Sydney house prices soaring by $600 a day and big increases elsewhere, regulators are worried it may pose a risk for the financial system.
- by John Collett