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Market recovery or dead cat bounce?

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... access value cheap'." Shaw and Partners senior investment adviser Adam Dawes said we haven't seen the end of the bear market. "Is this just a dead cat bounce? Maybe - only time will tell," he said. "I think instead of a V-shaped recovery we will ...

Your super is safe with us: Silk

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... investment options will change in the weeks and months ahead, but said that shouldn't be a cause for alarm. "We know that bear markets and recessions are not uncommon, and indeed should be expected over a lifetime of investing," he said. "During this ...

The bulls are back

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
The Dow Jones has recorded its shortest bear market in the index's history, as investors regain confidence in a market rife with volatility. The Dow experienced its strongest three days in nine decades after record weekly US jobless claims came ...

Early super access impact double Treasury estimates

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... supermarkets), and hospitality," Rice Warner said. "Some funds have a high portion of members from these industries so they will bear a disproportionate share of the impact - and will be felt in several ways." The firm said those funds would pay out ...

Macquarie shares halve in COVID-19 sell-off

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
Macquarie stock has plummeted amid the COVID-19 sell-off, with shares taking a further 12.9% dive on Thursday. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 sell-off (February 21), Macquarie shares have taken a 47.6% hit. At the time of writing, the financial ...

Coronavirus puts rocket under shorting ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
... world. The market inflows have translated into juicy inflows for three shorting ETFs, the BetaShares Australian Equities Bear Hedge Fund (ASX: BEAR), the BetaShares US Equities Strong Bear Hedge Fund - Currency Hedged (ASX: BBUS), and the BetaShares ...

Aussie ETF industry contracts

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... metals perform strongly during the month. "The top performer for the month was Palladium, followed by BetaShares' Strong Bear Hedge Fund Products, BBUS (U.S. Equities) and BBOZ (Australian Equities), both of which produced gains of more than 20% ...

Chief economist update: The corona crash of 2020

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
"Danger, Will Robinson!" Danger! Danger! Pick a stock market, any stock market and chances are it's now in a bear market or heading there, struck down by coronaphobia. Yes Virginia, the bears came out of hibernation in full force. There was no place ...

Global stocks plunge as COVID-19 fear accelerates, oil crashes

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... benchmark since the Global Financial Crisis. The S&P/ASX 200 has fallen 19.6% from its February highs. A 20% drop marks a bear market. In the first 10 minutes of trade this morning, the S&P/ASX 200 fell 3.6% or 215 points. Although it officially entered ...

Remain liquid, defensive and patient: Schroders

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
While the market focus has moved on from the woes of 2019, investors in 2020 and facing similar global risks, according to Mihkel Kase, portfolio manager - fixed income at Schroders. Kase said the concerns investors faced in 2019 - think trade war and ...