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February

Tim Zhao is portfolio manager of Lazard’s Australian equity strategies.

Why Lazard is tipping a turnaround in these ASX fast food stocks

Tim Zhao says the latest banks sell-off could be the start of a correction and expects struggling quick service restaurant operators to reverse their fortunes.

UBS Wealth’s Min Lan Tan believes the emergence of DeepSeek is positive for the global AI sector.

This $6.5 trillion investor is looking beyond Australian stocks

UBS, the world’s largest wealth manager, is instead betting on China and the blistering technology rally that it says has much further to run.

ASX companies must beat expectations or risk a sell-off, Bell Potter warns.

The ASX stocks to buy and avoid this reporting season

Bell Potter warned that bank and technology shares are vulnerable to a sell-off. Instead, there are bargains to be found in healthcare and utilities.

Guy McKellar, Portfolio Manager of Tribecca for the investment firm’s Nuclear Energy Opportunities Strategy.

‘Very high risk, very volatile’: Why this fundie went nuclear

The Chinese AI upstart DeepSeek is the latest event to send uranium stocks sinking. But this long-time energy market guru says investors have little to fear.

“I’ve gotten to know successive CEOs at Challenger, so there’s a level of corporate familiarity with those guys,” Margolin says.

Ex-L1 fundie catches big fish with rival long-short strategy

Lev Margolin managed a similar fund at his old employer for seven years before starting his own. The stellar performance has caught the attention of Fidante.

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January

Ox Capital founder Joseph Lai.

Don’t rubbish DeepSeek hype so quickly, say top Asia fundies

Could US rules limiting high-end chip sales to China have fuelled the development of superior AI? Investors say the Chinese start-up should be closely watched.

November 7, 2024, was our largest share trading day by value ever.

Why Millennials are going all-in on US stocks and ETFs

Nearly 70 per cent of total trading volume on our platform this month to date was in American equities, which is double the same period last year.

Lennox Capital’s Liam Donohue.

This media company’s share price is tipped to double

Lennox small caps manager Liam Donohue says he’s bullish on Botanix Pharmaceuticals and explains why he is eyeing up some former market darlings.

A few stock pickers managed to beat the crypto mania in 2024.

The Australian investors who hit the jackpot in 2024

Triple-digit returns abounded for cryptocurrency strategies, but one stock picking veteran managed to outpace the bitcoin bros and take the crown.

A senior broker at Lazarus Capital Partners has been accused of fraud.

Former Lazarus broker accused of fraud, investigated by ASIC

The firm’s one-time senior dealer allegedly directed clients to pay his personal bank accounts by “amending” the Sydney company’s invoices.

“AI-infused companies will continue to be strong, and that includes Salesforce, ServiceNow, GitLab, DataDog and Nutanix,” says Alex Pollak.

17 stock picks from three top-performing fundies

Three Australian fund managers who delivered annualised double-digit returns over the past 10 years share their views on what’s next for listed markets.

US markets have been on a tear for the past two years.

Veteran financial crash survivor warns of 2025 Wall Street bubble

After successfully navigating some of the worst collapses in financial markets history, Perth’s Willy Packer says US shares are flashing red.

December 2024

It has been a volatile end of the year for the ASX, but some fund managers see big opportunities to pick up good companies for a bargain.

Three cheap ASX stocks fund managers are snapping up

It has been a volatile end to 2024 for the sharemarket, but some fundies see big opportunities to pick up stakes in good companies for a bargain.

The best and worst ASX stocks of 2024

The stocks that did the most damage in 2024 – and the ones that ruled

One fintech darling has more than tripled in the past 12 months, but the same can’t be said for lithium stocks on the front line of the EV slowdown.

Maple Brown-Abbott portfolio manager Phillip Hudak named Qualitas as his micro-cap pick for 2025.

Five ASX micro-cap stocks fund managers are buying

A miner, a telco and two technology darlings are among the micro-caps stocks fundies have named for 2025.

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From left: Vihari Ross from Antipodes Partners, Chanel Stuart-Findlay from Plato Investment Management, Julia Weng from Paradice Investment, First Sentier’s Dawn Kanelleas, Airlie’s Emma Fisher, Northcape Capital’s Fleur Wright, Jun Bei Lei from Tribeca Investment Partners, Catherine Allfrey of Wavestone Capital and Armina Rosenberg from Minotaur Capital.

Why Australia’s newest fund may have an edge over rivals

Some of the nation’s best money managers have lined up to drive Future Generation’s latest vehicle, which Geoff Wilson tips could gather billions in assets.

November 2024

A tourist takes a photo in front of the Sydney Opera House. A rebound in travel has not been reflected in the share price of local travel companies.

Travel stocks are in the bargain bin. Is it time to buy?

For investors looking for good opportunities in an expensive market, this sector provides a compelling hunting ground.

Lithium carbonate prices have dived 86 per cent from the record $US78,200 a tonne reached in 2022, according to S&P Global Commodity Insights.

MinRes named the best stock to ride 2025 lithium bull run

Morningstar says now is the time to pile back into these shares before prices of the battery material go on a tear next year.

Chris Kourtis, of Ellerston Capital, says things will improve at embattled fund manager Perpetual.

Eleven stock tips from Sohn to get you through 2025

Presenting in Adelaide on Friday, top investors pitched their ideas for how to make big returns from the sharemarket over the next 12 months.

Markets should be nervous about a contested election.

The only election outcome that matters (and 10 ASX stocks to watch)

This presidential race is simply too close to call. And that might be the big problem for sharemarkets that are all-in on the rally continuing.

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