Listen to a ASX’s new monthly Market Wrap podcast, in which we look back at the month that was. We review the key events that have impacted markets, top performing stocks and sectors, as well as key market movements. 

This short 5 minute podcast is hosted by ASX’s Graham O’Brien, a leader in the finance industry with 20 years’ experience in equity derivatives an expert on how the Australian market works.

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This month The Ideas Exchange celebrates International Women’s Day and ASX’s Helen Chong spoke to Rachel White, Head of Product Strategy for Vanguard Australia.

They discuss the changing face of Australian investing – from the growth of younger investors to the increased market participation by women investors. Rachel shares her wealth of insights about how women invest differently to men, how to use investing to achieve longer-term financial goals, plus shares her tips on key resources that are useful for all investors.

Rachel White

Head of Product Strategy for Vanguard Australia.

In this role, Rachel leads the team responsible for researching and developing new products and solutions for the Australian business. Rachel held a similar role in Vanguard's U.K. business based in London for two years.

Prior to joining Vanguard in August, 2015, Rachel gained experience in the financial services industry holding product and strategy roles at organisations such as PM Capital Limited and National Australia Bank.

Rachel holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne and is a CFA Charterholder.

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Listen to a ASX’s new monthly Market Wrap podcast, in which we look back at the month that was. We review the key events that have impacted markets, top performing stocks and sectors, as well as key market movements. 

This short 5 minute podcast is hosted by ASX’s Graham O’Brien, a leader in the finance industry with 20 years’ experience in equity derivatives an expert on how the Australian market works.

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As top stories become more negative, Shane Oliver, AMP, reminds investors of the importance of putting things in context, focus on the long term, avoid getting blown up by the cycle and turn down the noise.

Helen, one of our new hosts, chats with Shane about the latest headlines and what they mean to our economy, covering hot topics from inflation, where he sees interest rates going, to his views on all things crypto and climate change. Despite a shaky start to the year, Shane shares how he turns down the noise to stay focused as an investor.

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Market makers play a key role in the ETF ecosystem and they do this by ensuring ETF prices are accurate and that the trading of ETFs is smooth in all market conditions. Despite their importance, market-making is often an area that is not well understood amongst investors.

This month Morgan Potter and Gordon Reid from Nine Mile Financial, one of Australia’s key market makers in the ETF ecosystem, join Martin to gain a better understanding of the role of market-makers and how they support the ETF ecosystem.

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Disruption has been a very popular theme with investors in 2021. We have seen a record number of investors flock to ETFs that provide exposure to disruptive themes, such as cloud computing, battery technology, hydrogen and clean energy as investors look to take advantage of some of these long term disruptive trends.

In this month’s episode Martin speaks with Alex Pollak at Loftus Peak to explore the investment case for disruptive businesses, including what type of disruptive companies Loftus Peak look out for, real life stock stories involving disruptive companies and how Loftus Peak are navigating rising inflation pressures and China’s recent crackdown on tech firms.

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A contrarian approach can work really well at the right point in time, but that doesn’t mean you have to be aggressively contrarian all the time.

In this month’s episode, Martin chats with Steve Johnson, founder of Forager Funds Management, about what type of companies they look for, how their investment philosophy has changed over time, some of the lessons they have learnt along the way, their outlook on inflation and much more.

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In 2001, there were just two Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) on ASX. Today, ASX is the home of ETFs, with 223 ETFs available across a broad range of asset classes. As at 31 August 2021, ASX ETFs had over $122 billion in assets.

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of ETFs, Martin chats to Meaghan Victor, Head of SPDR ETF Asia Pacific at State Street Global Advisers, to learn more about the ETF market’s origins and how it has evolved to become one of the most innovative tools to help investors build long-term wealth.

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As interest rate reach all-time lows, investors are actively searching for alternative investments that can provide them with a reliable and consistent income to help them fund their living expenses, lifestyle and retirement.

Commercial Real Estate (short for CRE) debt asset class aims to provide investors with consistent and reliable income and less capital volatility.

To help us understand the investment opportunities behind the commercial real estate debt asset class, Martin chats with Yin-Peng Chiew, Director of Strategy at Qualitas Group.

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Over the last decade the video games and eSport industry has been on the rise and gathering a lot of pace as a result of advances in technology. Today, it is a multimillion dollar industry that is transforming entertainment, sports and media.

In Australia it has been a hot topic amongst investors over the last 12 months with the VanEck Vector Video Game and eSport ETF attracting over $100 million in assets since it first launched in September 2020 and becoming one of the fastest growing ETFs over the last 12 months.

Why might investors consider positioning their portfolio to capture the performance of a growing industry? Martin chats with Damon Gosen, Director of Business Development at VanEck Australia, to unveil all about the Video Game and eSport industry and the investment opportunities available to investors.

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