FAANGs

The giant tech companies that have dominated the equity rally are showing signs of slowing growth, prompting crowding and valuation risk for investors. According to Bell Asset Management’s Ned Bell and Redwheel’s John Malloy, it could be a “pivot moment” for equity markets.

Whilst the Australian ‘oracle’ Hamish Douglass and his Magellan Financial Group continue to capture most of the media attention, renowned value manager, Platinum, has shown signs of regaining lost ground. Where Magellan took a risk off view ahead of the vaccine announcements in the December quarter, resulting in rare underperformance against the benchmark, all but…

Self-directed investors are increasingly aware and educated about their investments, if ETF trading activity during COVID-19 is any indication, says Kanish Chugh, head of distribution at issuer ETF Securities. Presenting the latest edition of the ETF Securities Australian ETF Landscape Q4, Chugh adds “In just over three years, the Australian ETF market has doubled its…

Consider the process by which a security or investment is priced. Separately, if it has similar fundamental underpinnings to the core part of portfolio, typically listed equity.