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Volatility is nothing new for Asian markets, particularly after a period of prolonged uncertainty throughout the Asian tech sector.
However, recent commentary from the Chinese government has led to renewed optimism, and  China’s underlying economic environment could prove to be accommodative for growth stocks across the continent over the coming year.

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MARCH 2022: INDUSTRY RETURNS TO GROWTH AS MARKET REBOUNDS
After two straight months of negative growth, the Australian ETF industry regained its growth trajectory in the month of March, as sharemarkets rebounded strongly. Read on for details,

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Globally, evidence has long suggested that so-called ‘quality’ companies i.e. those able to maintain a consistently high return on equity, without undue leverage, tend to be able to produce good shareholder returns over time.
Indeed, none other than the famed investor Warren Buffett has identified these as key metrics he considers when picking stocks.

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Due to population ageing and rising income levels, healthcare spending is expected to continue to grow faster than global economic output over coming decades.
Spending is also likely to increasingly favour digital health solutions over the traditional way of delivering healthcare, as technological innovation helps improve efficiency,

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Putin’s war, aside from creating one of the largest humanitarian crises in recent decades, has highlighted the need for Europe to wean itself off Russian oil and gas and accelerate the continent’s transition to renewable energies.
In this article I’ll explore Europe’s dependence on Russian fossil fuels,

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The BetaShares Online Retail & E-Commerce ETF (ASX: IBUY) was launched in February 2022, offering Australian investors access to the online retailing thematic.
In this contributed article, Jane Edmondson, Co-founder and CEO at EQM Indices, co-developer of the Solactive EQM Online Retail and E-Commerce Index that IBUY aims to track,

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Everywhere you turn, there is something happening that is causing the advancement and adoption of digital assets and making this space more exciting, even though the underlying cryptocurrencies and crypto companies are currently trading well below their record highs.
Whilst price is ultimately a primary concern to investors, looking solely at price is,

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Financial theory suggests that rising interest rates hurt stock valuations due to a rise in the equity risk premium, and therefore an increase in the discount rate used to assess future cash flows.
With the U.S. Federal Reserve indicating a period of rising rates to assist in curbing inflation,

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FEBRUARY 2022: INDUSTRY FALLS FOR THE SECOND MONTH IN A ROW
A combination of falling global sharemarkets and anaemic flows caused the Australian ETF industry to fall for a second month in a row. Read on for details,

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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has resulted in condemnation by Western leaders.
The war, taken together with inflationary pressures and the threat of rising interest rates, has seen market volatility rise. On 7 March 2022, the S&P 500 Index saw its most drastic one-day drop since May 2020¹,

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