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Aussie ETF investors got oil bets wrong before crash

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... country's only ETF tracking crude oil futures, and were stung hard when WTI May contracts slipped into negative territory in Monday's trading. BetaShares Crude Oil Index ETF (OOO) tracks an index composed of WTI crude oil future contracts, focusing ...

The domino effect: Oil falls, markets follow

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
... by the market expectation that the US lockdown could continue into May, hence May's futures dipped into negative territory while June futures were still holding up above zero," he said. "This isn't surprising, given flights are grounded and people ...

CBA Group Super posts -7.7% returns for March quarter

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
... balanced option returned -7.7% in March quarter amid COVID-19 volatility, pushing its one-year returns into the negative territory while longer-term remain buoyant. The average not-for-profit superannuation fund's posted -9% in returns for the month ...

Wall Street surges as Sanders drops out, Wuhan reopens

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... pandemic, has now opened for business saw Wall Street surge overnight, with the S&P 500 once again entering bull market territory. From its March 23 lows, the S&P 500 has surged 23%, signifying the end of the bear market. It comes as Wall Street's ...

Not at the bottom, yet: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... growth on the horizon. "The average return expectations for the All Ords for the 12 months ahead has returned to positive territory in recent days, and now sits at 1.5%, excluding dividends," he pointed out. "Along with these muted return expectations ...

OneVue marks territory on Sargon sale proceeds

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
OneVue is asserting its right to receive payments from the ongoing sale of Sargon's trustee businesses after a recent creditors' meeting. EY is currently running the sales process for the assets of eight Sargon subsidiaries which house its trustee ...

Chief economist update: Different contagion, same fiscal policy divide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
... to 26.4 (from 52.8) and continued falls in the manufacturing PMI to 44.5 (from 49.2), which had been in contraction territory for the 14th straight month. This year to date, the Euro Stoxx-50 has dropped by 28.9%, giving up all its 2019 gains (24.8%) ...

The shape of recovery

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
... unwound it," Jennings said. "Now we have gone QE to infinity and beyond we really are in a galaxy far, far away. Uncharted territory." Jennings said the trouble is markets have a very low attention span. "We love shiny new rescue packages. Every week. ...

ASX suffers worst quarter in over a century

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
... March," the report said. "Global markets were rocked by extreme levels of volatility as equities whipsawed into bear territory." The S&P/ASX 200 posted its worst-ever daily decline, falling 10% on March 16 and shortly after, Australia's VIX spiked up ...

Your super is safe with us: Silk

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... Australia's superannuation system is sound, resilient and highly regulated," Silk said. "What we're experiencing is new territory for everyone, so strong judgement, market knowledge, and responsible planning are crucial to managing this situation." Silk ...