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Contango Asset Management, the owner of Switzer Asset Management continued on their transition to become a focused marketing and distribution platform as opposed to product manufacturer this week. CEO Marty Switzer announced that the group had replaced its wholly owned subsidiary as the fund manager of the popular Switzer Dividend Growth Fund (ASX: SWTZ). Contango…

Shares in Orocobre (ORE) and Galaxy Resources (ASX: GXY) were up 6.0% and 6.1% respectively following a friendly $4 billion merger deal at a time when lithium has become among the most-hyped sectors in the market. The deal will create “a new force in the global lithium sector,” according to the announcements made to the…

The chief executive elect of AMP Ltd Alexis George, once a financial services giant in size and stature – boasting for a time the advertising slogan: ‘We will always be there’ – faces the biggest task of her career. Her track record could not be better. The advertising slogan sounded good, if overly ambitious, for…

Cleanaway Waste Management (ASX: CWY) has made a formal bid for French Suez Groupe’s (EPA: SEV) Australian recycling assets. The bid for these assets is worth $2.5 billion and was initially cheered by the market, with Cleanaway shares closing up 11% on the day of the announcement. However, there are a few hurdles the company…

It was only a matter of time before the big four banks joined the buy-now, pay-later (BNPL) party. CBA recently unveiled its new BNPL offering. It can be used anywhere that debit and credit card payments are accepted and will start its rollout to eligible CBA customers from mid-2021. CBA says: “the new BNPL links…

$200 billion industry super fund, AustralianSuper, which is Australia’s largest both by members and assets, this week confirmed that the ETF Securities Gold ETF (ASX: GOLD) had been added to its member direct investment menu. The member direct investment menu offers members the ability to build their own portfolio, under the AustralianSuper banner, from a…

The pandemic and forced lockdowns may never be completely over, but both the unstoppable spread and damage it caused, is largely behind us. Thanks to the help of various vaccines, the case and death rates have fallen significantly. This means that 2021 is shaping up to be a year of “returning to normal”. Thanks to…

Hyperion Asset Management’s top-performing global equity fund, which has beaten its benchmark by a wide margin since inception in 2014, lists as an exchange-quoted managed fund on the ASX today (March 22). The listing (ASX: HYGG) continues a dream start to the year for the Brisbane-based boutique, which sits under the Pinnacle Investment Management multi-affiliate…

Decarbonisation could well be the word of 2021. Extensive change is underway, as both governments and the private sector seek to move towards a lower-carbon existence. This will have huge ramifications for our economy but at the same time it brings with it an opportunity for Australia to introduce new and cleaner technologies. Currently Australia…

Its been one year since the pandemic reared its ugly head and swept through markets, triggering one of the biggest stock market falls in history. And just like that, the market moves on. The hardest-hit sectors back then were property trusts, banks, retail and hospitality groups, on concerns of a complete shutdown of the economy….

2020 was a watershed year for biotech companies around the world. The combination of urgent need, commitment and massive government support saw the huge benefits of research and development on show, when not one but multiple companies produced vaccines for the Coronavirus. Extensive coverage of the sector generated huge enthusiasm for it, with many stocks…

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