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QEnd is here

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014

... index lost a teenie-weenie 0.1%; yields on 10-year US Treasuries increased by a small 0.02 percentage point to 2.32%; the VIX index went up by 0.76 point to a still low 15.15 reading. There were bigger movements in the currency markets though. The US ...

Triple3 volatility fund added to Macquarie Wrap platform

MARK SMITH | WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014

... generate long-term absolute returns with its volatility-focused strategy to capture alpha from highly liquid exchange traded VIX options. "Volatility is a unique asset class that offers a largely untapped source of alpha for investors' portfolios. With ...

QEnd

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014

... surprise, the Fed will be announcing the end of QE in three days time. Wall Street's surged last week says it will be so. The VIX index's drop last week says it will be so. The string of company earnings beat last week - "Almost 80 percent of S&P 500 ...

Caterpillar economy turns into a butterfly

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014

... deflation." That was the day the S&P 500 dropped by around 3% intra-day, 10-year US bond yields fell below 2.0% intraday and the VIX jumped to a 30-plus reading intra-day. We know what happened then. The Fed, the BOE, the ECB and the BOJ went into action... ...

US$200b a quarter to keep the bulls going

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014

... that is, whispering mo' money. And now Houston, we have lift off and volatility is nearly half (16.27 this morning on the VIX) of what it was exactly two weeks ago (31.06). Not even yesterday's news that growth in the world's number 2 economy eased to ...

Volatile like its 2011

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014

... long before the gift-giving season that is Christmas. Though it closed at a reading of 26.25 by the time we woke up, the CBOE VIX index - that measure of volatility and gauge of fear - jumped to a reading of 31.06 while we slept.A That's the highest ...

I wish I may, I wish I might

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014

... July 16, the longest stretch since 1995... the longest stretch of calm in two decades". It's back! Volatility, that is. The VIX index surged (there goes that superlative again) by as much as 28.5% overnight to a reading of 19.38 - the highest since February ...

"Considerable time", is it a-changin'?

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014

... points to 2.59% from 2.34% at the start of September - still down from the 3.0% plus at the start of this year... and the VIX index is up to a still-low 14.12 reading. Compare this to September 2013's taper tantrum when the butcher, the baker and the ...

Volatility fund gets first ratings, platform listings

LAURA MILLAN | FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014

... generate long-term absolute returns with its volatility-focused strategy to capture alpha from highly liquid exchange-traded VIX options, which are negatively correlated to equities. Lonsec highlighted the fact that "the fund is relatively simple in ...

Fear me not

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014

... headlines these days - and narratives relating these to financial market anxiety, a closer look at the markets' fear gauge - the VIX index - tells you, I and Irene differently. The VIX index dropped by 16.6% at the end of last week's trade "due to easing ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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