Australian investors missed out on an ‘extraordinary rebound’ in global equites in 2023 as a home bias meant they invested $5.3 billion in Australian equity ETFs, according to Vanguard.
Global fund managers are starting the year with an optimistic mindset and “have never been as bullish” on the prospect for short-term interest rates, according to Bank of America.
T. Rowe Price has moved underweight on both Australian equities and bonds after more than a year of neutral positioning as it is concerned about short-term earnings.
Two fund managers have identified artificial intelligence and machine learning as trends they are embracing for 2024 which could greatly reward the market leaders.
Three investment managers are among the first 12 Australian organisations to state they intend to start making disclosures aligned with the global Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosure.
