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The social media debate: who’s policing the platforms?

Questions about free speech on social media, internet companies’ policies on user expression, and government intervention in the tech industry are becoming impossible...
Fidelity International
Fidelity International
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Why this fuel source could knock battery power off its perch

The hype around hydrogen is heating up. Hydrogen has been used as an alternative energy source since 1807. But higher costs, transportation and storage difficulties...
Matthew Fist
Firetrail Investments
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How to identify a winning megatrend

Investing in the major socio-economic, environmental and technological themes of our times is becoming more accessible than ever, but how do investors sift through the...
kanish chugh
kanish chugh
Global X ETFs
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Future-charged: the case for battery technology

Climate change and how best to combat it is a major global concern. In 2021, we are finally seeing governments take action globally, with many announcing sizable...
kanish chugh
kanish chugh
Global X ETFs
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Buying into the Bitcoin bonanza

Three weeks ago, you would likely never have heard of Dogecoin. The cryptocurrency launched in 2013 as a joke and remained relatively untouched by the market since....
Bella Kidman
Bella Kidman
Livewire Markets
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Three crucial themes for 2021

2020 was a watershed year for ESG. COVID-19 sparked increased scrutiny on social and governance issues with investors paying close attention to whether companies...
Fidelity International
Fidelity International
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The best way to invest in Bitcoin?

Bitcoin has divided the investment nation as much as Trump has divided a nation. So many people are talking about, writing about, and now investing in Bitcoin. Even...
Chris Meyer
Pinnacle Investment Management Limited
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7 top themes in ETFs after another record year

Exchange-traded funds defied dire expectations in 2020, despite the lightning March sell-off that saw global indices plummet. But the rebound was almost as sudden, and...
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Glenn Freeman
Livewire Markets
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For income, option selling conditions rarely better

For investors seeking income, now may be the time to consider systematic option-selling strategies such as a BuyWrite. Current market conditions in the US have rarely...
Alastair MacLeod
Elston Asset Management
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Thinking long term? Try these Big Ideas

Like the proverbial frog allowing itself to boil as its slowly heated up, it’s easy to miss the pace of innovation when you’re watching it in real time. In 2007 or...
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Patrick Poke
A Rich Life
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3 reasons silver should be in your portfolio

Demand for silver skyrocketed this week, off the back of the latest campaign from Reddit’s r/wallstreetbets group. Investors may wonder what’s beyond the frenzy and...
kanish chugh
kanish chugh
Global X ETFs
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Investment Themes 2021 revisited - Part 1.

Over the next six months, we will provide monthly updates on our 'Investment Themes 2021' which was released late last year. We have broken this series down into six...
Hue Frame
Frame Funds Management
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3 solutions to the challenges of housing affordability

If there is one positive to take away from the past year, it is the importance of what we do together. 2020 revealed that the adverse impacts of a pandemic fall...
Matthew Tominc
Conscious Investment Management
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The New World of Risk - GameStop and Cryptos

The slant of the early reporting by the popular media on the crowd-driven squeeze on heavily shorted shares like GameStop is worthy of commentary. The angle is one of...
Kerr Neilson
Platinum Asset Management
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The ETF playbook for 2021

The Australian ETF market is finally hitting its stride. Investors flocked to ETFs in 2020, pushing assets under management to $94.44bn, nearly triple its value three...
kanish chugh
kanish chugh
Global X ETFs
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Two top risks for 2021 and ETFs that may benefit

Eurasia Group (a world leader in political risk analysis), published their Top Risks of 2021 report on 4 January.In their view, 2021 will overwhelmingly be about...
Alistair Mills
Alistair Mills
Betashares
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A defensive stock with growth options

Gold, and more broadly gold equities, have disappointed over the last six months, despite record Central Bank monetary easing, aka money printing, alongside growing...
Ramoun Lazar
Firetrail Investments
Expert Insights

4 reasons ETF investors should be smiling in 2021

Australian exchange-traded fund investors should be optimistic as 2020 tapers off and a new year approaches after the listed vehicles passed their biggest trial by...
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Livewire Markets
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How to play the great EV boom

With apologies to George W. Bush^ for the title of our note, sometimes it is easy to underestimate how quickly, ‘slow’ and ‘consistent’ foundational change is...
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Victor Gomes
Eiger Capital
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Currency hedging - what to consider

When investors choose to invest internationally, they need to consider the implications of movements in the Australian dollar relative to the associated foreign...
Russel Chesler
VanEck
Expert Insights

Multiple markets, more opportunity

Companies with truly global reach have a few key advantages in being able to tap international opportunities and minimise risk exposure, says BlackRock relationship...
Livewire Exclusive
Livewire Markets
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Gas LDC networks, is the future renewable?

In a series on energy transition and the world’s investible infrastructure assets, we answer questions on energy transition, carbon and climate change, opportunities...
Tim Humphreys
Ausbil
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Making sense of the cryptocurrency boom

In the last 3 months the price of Bitcoin, the 'gold standard' in cryptocurrencies, has more than tripled from circa US$10,500 to over US$37,000 per coin. Crypto...
Emanuel Datt
Datt Capital
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The best healthcare investment opportunities for 2021

To understand how professional investors think about healthcare in the current environment, I recently asked three experts where they see the most opportunity in 2021,...
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Glenn Freeman
Livewire Markets
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The evolution of global investing

20 years ago, many Superannuation, Pension and Endowment Funds in Australia were running asset allocations of close to 40% to Australian Equities, exhibiting a case...
Mugunthan Siva
India Avenue
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