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Manager in Focus – Australian Equities

Welcome to the first in a new Lonsec Insights series called Manager in Focus. Manager in Focus aims to demystify the investment process and give access to the brightest minds in Australia’s investment community. In this first Manager in Focus video, Peter Green, Head of Equities Research at Lonsec Research brings together Dushko Bajic, Head […]

Australian shares stand to benefit from reflation trade

The Australian equity market experienced a very strong end to 2020, delivering an outsized 13.8% return as measured by the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index in the December quarter. The recent advances contributed to the 2020 calendar year generating a surprising positive absolute return of 1.7% despite heightened volatility. The impressive quarterly return was led by […]

3 questions you must ask when selecting an ETF

As the ETF market expands, Australian investors are able to take advantage of new investment product innovations, implement a range of different strategies, and gain exposure to different markets and sectors. The depth of the ETF market has opened up opportunities to investors, but it also presents risks for the unwary. Due diligence is essential […]

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The impact of COVID-19 on ASX200 listed equities

Our Head of Listed Equities, Peter Green, takes a look at the impact of COVID-19 on equity markets, and highlights some of the companies that have benefited from the COVID-19 outbreak, as well as the ones that have been most adversely affected. Copyright © 2020 Lonsec Research Pty Ltd ABN 11 151 658 561 AFSL […]

Oil market pain could spell opportunity

If you thought the coronavirus put an end to geopolitical maneuvering, you probably haven’t checked in on the oil market. The WTI spot price has fallen from its most recent peak of around US$74 per barrel in late 2018 to around $32 as at the end of last week. The price was around $52 at […]

Why are ETFs trading at a discount to NAV?

Generally, we expect ETFs to trade close to their net asset value (NAV) due to the redemption mechanism that allows authorised participants to arbitrage between the ETF shares and the underlying shares. However, in this recent period of heightened volatility and dislocation due to COVID-19, a number of ETFs have been trading at significant discounts, […]

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Reporting Season Update – 24-28 February 2020

The coronavirus has had a major impact on equity markets in the past few days, and the uncertainty surrounding looks set to continue for some time. Peter Green, our Head of Listed Products, looks at the stocks that have been directly and indirectly affected, as well as some of the reporting season’s best and worst […]

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