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Opportunities exist in high yield: Eaton Vance

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... global high yield investors, with relatively attractive returns expected for the coming 12 months. Following the strong rally in asset markets in April, Eaton Vance said investors should attempt to take advantage of further volatility in high yield markets. ...

Proceed with caution: Janus Henderson

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
The head of global asset allocation at Janus Henderson has sounded the alarm on risk assets, warning the rally seen in April has so far ignored the threat of economic tailwinds from the COVID-19 pandemic. Janus Henderson's Ashwin Alankar warned investors ...

Currency-hedged ETFs gather pace

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
... "For example, investors who turned to gold in response to sharemarket volatility benefitted from the metal's strong rally - with the currency-hedged BetaShares Gold ETF (ASX: QAU) returning 6.5% for the month." "By comparison, an unhedged gold exposure ...

Multi-boutique warns of fourth quarter reckoning

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
A $630 billion multi-boutique global asset manager has warned of an ultimate reckoning in the fourth quarter, as global bourses continue to ascend on the back of central bank and government stimulus. Despite woeful economic data, US equity indices have ...

Hedge funds rally in April, but YTD still bleed red

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
New data has revealed that hedge funds around the globe staged a recovery in April, with a positive aggregate return of more than 5%. It follows a disappointing March, with almost all the hedge funds tracked by a global database and analytics tool in ...

Australia facing largest ever GDP fall

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... and the likely subsequent price increase. They are taking advantage of the lower entry points now before the next major rally," Green said. "In addition, those with savings in the bank are already getting no return thanks to the ultra-low interest rates. ...

Chief economist update: Bad news is good news is back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... expectations". Tom Magliozzi's famous five words appear to have made their way to Wall Street. For how else is one to explain the rally on 'the wall' - S&P 500 up 1.7%; DJIA up 1.9%; Nasdaq up 1.6%; Russell 2000 up 3.6% -- on the same day ...

Markets slump as US jobless claims hit 30m

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020
... this morning," he said. "This follows a very strong day for the ASX200 yesterday, in which the index rallied 2.39%. "The rally pushed the ASX200 to what was its best single month performance in its history - though, of course, this stat needs to come ...

Is it really as bad as it seems?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... enough to get seasoned professionals a little wound up. "In periods of market volatility like this, especially after a long rally, it is normal for investors to narrow their time horizons," Doyle said. "Capital preservation becomes the primary consideration. ...

Markets react as antiviral drug disappoints

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... Gilead's statement, the day of trade ended relatively flat. The Dow Jones closed up just 0.17%, after falling from a strong rally in the morning. Similarly, the S&P 500 closed down 0.05%, and the Nasdaq Composite ended the day of trade flat. Since their ...