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Chief economist update: Wall Street sneezes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
It may have started in China and is infecting its way around the planet but the coronavirus hadn't had much impact on equity markets until it hit investor sentiment on Wall Street. Five straight down days have taken returns on the S&P 500 index ...

All Tech Index launches down under

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
After several years in the making, the ASX has launched a new technology index, set to boost the profiles of Australia's tech darlings and provide new opportunities to investors. The S&P/ASX All Tech Index, which some analysts have likened to an Australian ...

Coronavirus in, climate change out: Costello, deVere

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
With the death toll surpassing 132 and a further 6000 people suspected of being infected, the outbreak of the Wuhan coronavirus has left markets tumbling as fears of an epidemic are stoked by news of the virus spreading around the world. It's caused ...

Chief economist update: Equity markets struck by coronavirus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
"I've got chills, They're multiplying..." Wall Street is down... with the coronavirus flu! The Dow declined by 0.5%, the S&P 500 by 0.3%, the Nasdaq by 0.02%, and the Russell 2000 by 0.8 after the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention ...

China's growth to slow: PIMCO

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2020
PIMCO is forecasting a slowdown in China's GDP growth in 2020 as tensions between the Asian nation and the United States continue into the New Year. The company's global economic advisor, Joachim Fels, and chief investment officer global fixed income ...

What you read in 2019: Superannuation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
The past year has served as the beginning of the superannuation industry's transformation. Yes, recent years have seen nothing but reform after reform, but 2019 has been something different entirely. The Productivity Commission and Royal Commission ...

VanEck changes ETF portfolios

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
The fund house and Lonsec Investment Solutions have made a number of changes to their three low-cost ETFs. The portfolios are designed to help financial advisers and brokers to build diversified portfolios for their clients, while also respecting their ...

Chief economist update: Cloudy 2020 vision for OECD

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
Scratch that and lower it to 2.9%. In its 'Interim Economic Outlook' report published on September 19, the OECD lowered its world economic growth forecast from 3.6% in 2018 to 2.9% (down from 3.2% forecast in May 2019) this year and 3.0% (down ...

Chief economist update: Good news is good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2019
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas has come early... and Thanksgiving too. Wall Street benchmark equity indices rallied at the close of trading last week: The S&P 500 added 1.0% to a new all-time high; the Nasdaq closed 1.1% up but not ...

$26 billion super joint venture eyes more funds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
A joint venture between two superannuation funds with a combined $26 billion and 150,000 members has today taken off, with the chief executive hinting more funds could become involved. Equipsuper and Catholic Super's joint venture is officially ...