QUARTERLY INVESTMENT UPDATE FROM THE AAN INVESTMENT COMMITTEE – Q2 2023
Global central banks hike rates amidst rising core inflation. Investors brace as economy cools. Equities soar despite the turbulence.
Unruly ride in US equity markets driven by mega cap tech stocks (Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia, Alphabet), boosting S&P 500, Nasdaq to a record 37% 6-month return, and Apple’s $3 trillion market capitalisation triumph. Artificial intelligence hype soars, but investors should tread carefully with overpriced stocks.
The material change to select portfolios this quarter was the addition of the DNR Capital Australian Equities High Conviction Strategy to replace the Bennelong Australian Equities portfolio in the Core, Growth, and Australian models. Other changes were limited to adjustments to benchmark allocations.
