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Electric vehicles have been transforming the automotive industry for over a century. But one of the major changes influencing the cars of tomorrow is the creation of driverless vehicles, or those that are fully autonomous.
We’ve covered how fast the world is charging down the electric avenue with the production and utilisation of electric vehicles,
Healthcare – beyond the pandemic
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Healthcare stocks understandably have received a lot of attention over the past 18 months.
The arrival of COVID-19 vaccines promised a return to a (more) normal life, and as the vaccine rollout began, companies like Pfizer, Moderna, and AstraZeneca dominated headlines – not just for their success in producing a vaccine,
Start your…batteries: the impact of electric vehicles on ESG
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There’s little doubt that ESG is playing an increasingly important part in the investing landscape. In the U.S., ESG investments saw record flows from investors in 2020, just as they did the year before, and the year before that1.
Robotics and A.I.: Defeating COVID-19
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Less than a year since COVID-19 began to run riot across the globe, causing upheaval to almost every facet of life, vaccines have been developed and approved for use by health authorities in Australia and in other countries. In previous BetaShares Insights articles,
Cybersecurity takes centre stage as Government releases new strategy
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Late last week, the Federal Government unveiled the widely anticipated Australian Cyber Security 2020 strategy. The strategy replaces the 2016 strategy1 and comes on the back of an increase in state and non-state cyberattacks on all levels of Australian government and Australian businesses.
Robots and Artificial Intelligence: on the front line in the fight against COVID-19
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As COVID-19 spread across the world, causing global lockdowns and record volatility in financial markets, investors have seen equity markets tumble more than 30%, unprecedented policy responses from central banks, and oil futures trade negative.
One investment theme that may merit the attention of investors is a sector of the technology industry that appears likely to have an important role to play in the fight against COVID-19 –
A Long-Lasting Union: Japan and the Rugby World Cup
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Here at BetaShares we have often compared major sporting events with investing, whether it be by demonstrating what a FIFA World Cup winning side can teach us about investing, or how an NBA Championship winning team can demonstrate that sometimes Defence is the Best Offence.
What the Queen of the Internet’s latest report means for tech investors
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Every year in June, a report is published that is essential reading for anyone interested in investing in the tech sector. Written by the woman dubbed the ‘Queen of the Internet’, Bond Capital founder Mary Meeker, the Internet Trends Report has become the most highly anticipated slide deck in Silicon Valley due to its ability to recognise the most important statistics and technology trends in the interconnected world of today.
U.S. Midterms: The Importance of a Globally Diversified Portfolio
The Importance of a Globally Diversified Portfolio
The U.S. midterms are once again upon us and, as has often been the case in both Australia and abroad during 2018, it is a time of great political instability and uncertainty. The last several months have already seen markets driven in both directions by trade and tax policy,
Football (soccer!) & the formation behind a winning portfolio: The BetaShares Starting XI
The World Cup has come to end and we have a new World Champion in France – sadly for England football did not “come home”. Rather than writing a piece that vainly attempts to justify why we did not successfully pick the winner (Germany and Spain were the resounding choices of the BetaShares office) we have instead chosen to highlight what the most successful teams in the tournament are able to teach us about investing.