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Swings and roundabouts, ASX to open lower, Kogan (ASX:KGN) smashed to finish the week The ASX200 (ASX:XJO) finished January 0.3% higher, the third straight positive month, despite swinging from a 1.2% gain to a 0.6% loss on Friday. Over the week it was the materials and energy sectors, down 7.0% and 10.6% respectively, which placed the greatest…

This week Wall Street witnessed a real-life David vs Goliath story that played out like a scene from a Hollywood blockbuster movie. Wall Street hedge fund managers were caught off-guard by an army of amateur traders who congregated together via the online forum Reddit to play out a classic ‘short squeeze/pump and dump’ scheme to…

The Australian Tax Office has flagged an increase in both the Transfer Balance (TBC) and Total Superannuation Balance (TSB) caps which impact everything from the eligibility to make contributions, tax exemption of earnings and even the co-contribution. Following the release of the Consumer Price Index figures earlier this week, the TBC and TSB will broadly…

Markets go risk off for a day, trading mayhem continues, Fortescue Metals (ASX:FMG) record production The ASX200 (ASX:XJO) dropped at the open after a negative lead from the US, ultimately finishing down 1.9% for the day; the worst in several months. 90% of companies fell, with Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (ASX:URW) a rare outperforming jumping 14.5%. The growth favourites were among the…

ASX down 0.7%, reality setting in, Reliance Worldwide (ASX:RWC) jumps on overseas sales The ASX200 (ASX:XJO) awoke from the long weekend falling 0.7% on the back of weakness in the materials and energy sectors. The iron ore price remains one of the key drivers of daily market performance with its 3% fall overnight sending Fortescue Metals (ASX:FMG) down 6.4% and BHP Group 3.4%…

Leading Australian equities fund manager, DNR Capital, has once again outperformed its benchmark for the month of December and finished the year on a high taking advantage of the pandemic and run up in the iron ore price. Whilst the ASX 200 Index was up 1.21% the DNR Capital High Conviction strategy managed to return…

Challenger Financial Group (ASX: CGF) reported $842 million in Australian equity sales in the first quarter of the 2020-21 financial year, this represented 35 per cent growth on 2019 levels. The standout though, was a doubling in lifetime annuity sales to $208 million as investors returned to an asset class that was last popular in…

ASX200 0.4% higher, quiet day of news, Fortescue (ASX:FMG), Zip Co (ASX:Z1P) among the strongest The ASX200 (ASX:XJO) finished 0.4% higher on very light volume with most participants clearly opting for a long weekend. The consumer and IT sectors continued to outperform behind the likes of Zip Co (ASX:Z1P) and Kogan (ASX:KGN), which finished 2.6% and 3.8% higher respectively. Despite the…

ASX at 11 month high, Fortescue’s (ASX:FMG) bumper dividend, Lynas (ASX:LYC) in deal with US Government The ASX200 (ASX:XJO) reached an 11 month high this week, adding 1.3% for the week despite falling 0.3% in late trading on Friday. The commodities sector remains key to the market strength, with rare earth miner Lynas Corp (ASX:LYC) jumping 13.7% on Friday…

Even though Lithium Boom II is well underway, there may still be time to jump on board the bandwagon and capture significant upside from battery material manufacturers. Despite some staggering company performance, it is clear that the future of the global economy is battery-powered, with investment required at a scale scarcely believable. The lithium boom…

ASX200 pushes towards record, commodity reports, is Zip (ASX:Z1P) the new BNPL leader?  The ASX200 (ASX:XJO) benefited from a strong overseas lead and news that unemployment has fallen to just 6.6% to finish 0.8% higher. Surprise, surprise, technology was the leader once again, adding 2.7% after BNPL player Zip Co (ASX:Z1P) released a quarterly update. The group once again…

ASX200 jump again, BHP (ASX:BHP) records broken, Ansell (ASX:ANN) demand continues The ASX200 had another strong day, this time a combination of energy (1.34%) and IT (2.54%) sending the price higher. It seems overseas investors may have identified Afterpay (ASX:APT) as a cheaper alternative to their own Affirm (NASDAQ:AFRM) with the company hitting another all-time high today. BHP Group (ASX:BHP) released their…