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S&P creates ASX200 futures index

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
S&P Dow Jones Indices has launched the S&P/ASX 200 Futures Index, which tracks the returns generated from an investment in the front-month futures contract on the S&P/ASX200 Index. The benchmark provides investors an alternative way to measure Australian ...

December lift-off, yeah, sure

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
"and I swear (I swear) by the moon and the stars..." Whoops, sorry folks, I got carried away with "All 4 One's" tune. What I meant to type is, I swear this has happened once before. You know, the time when Wall Street "rejoiced" at the more likely than ...

Bowen draws red line on default fund choice

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
The Labor Party is ready to support most of the government's proposed measures outlined in the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) response, but changes to default fund choice are a red line. "There has to be a filter to protect the interests of those who ...

NIRP before lift-off?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2015
The FOMC minutes are out! But they didn't add to anything we already know now immediately after the 16-17 September meet: "Most participants continued to anticipate that, based on their assessment of current economic conditions and their outlook for ...

SPIVA report shows most active managers beaten by index again

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
The latest S&P Dow Jones Indices Versus Active Funds (SPIVA) scorecard has once again revealed the vast majority of active managers underperform their benchmark. The latest rebalance of the semi-annual report for data to end of June 2015, shows that ...

Not happy Jan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
"Not happy, Jan!" This was Wall Street's immediate verdict on the Fed's disclosure of its non-decision following the much-awaited and much speculated 16-17 September FOMC meeting. The S&P 500 index declined by 1.6%; the Dow by 1.7%; Nasdaq by 1.4% ...

Dow Jones Sustainability Indices hails ESG leaders

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
The Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, offered jointly by RobecoSAM and S&P Dow Jones Indices, has released its 2015 review. The equity indices are limited to companies that pass RobecoSAM's environmental, social and governance (ESG) evaluations, collectively ...

S&P launches sinner-free index

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
S&P Dow Jones Indices has launched a sinner-free index that includes the S&P500 companies whose practices adhere to Catholic values, and exclude those who don't. The S&P500 Catholic Values Index is the first Catholic index that uses the S&P500 as a ...

Feds still in a hole at the Jackson

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
"You say it best when you say nothing at all." - Ronan Keating Or rather, they did - the voting and non-voting members of the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC). Their conflicting stances did not settle the when of the lift-off issue one single ...

The man with the golden jawbone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
"I am a man who will fight for your honour I'll be the hero that you're dreaming of... Just like a knight in shining armour, from a long time ago Just in time I will save the day..." - Peter Cetera, "Glory Of Love Lyrics" For a little while there, I ...