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Saxo Markets launches investment loyalty scheme

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
... markets, and as a result Saxo has seen an increased demand from clients seeking an opportunity to access international equity markets at a competitive price," Smith said. "Saxo Rewards is part of a longer term strategy to deliver enhanced products and ...

ESG investing to remain strong through pandemic

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... Morningstar's finding that ESG assets in Asia Ex-Japan grew by 21% in the first quarter despite the recent decline of equity markets. "Sustainable investment practices can help companies identify and mitigate a wider range of risk, while also seizing ...

Investors pile into companies on life support

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... over the short term the market dislocation had been addressed, he said, with volatility easing in both bond and equity markets. In the current environment, Liu recommends investors look to companies that will rebound when the economy reopens. "We continue ...

Chief economist update: Easing does it (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
Easing of central bank monetary policy settings helped equity markets rebound and economies to recover from the "Great Recession" wrought by the Global Financial Crisis of 2009. Easing - this time, of social distancing and lockdown restrictions (implemented ...

Global asset manager launches new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... search for income is of paramount focus for clients," Hall said. "The substantial falls in dividend income seen in equity markets is driving demand for high-conviction investments that can generate equity-like returns with less volatility over the long ...

How early release impacts the ASX

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... million people applying for the government's early release scheme, questions surrounding super fund ownership in equity markets have come to the fore. The government's scheme will so far put at least a $9 billion strain on Australia's super sector, as ...

Chief economist update: Will emerging markets be first to emerge?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... loss of employment or fear of contracting the disease or all of the above - have sent both developed and emerging equity markets into freefall. Developed equity markets are down 13.9% this year to date, emerging ones have lost 14.3%. This is to be expected. ...

Hedge fund with zero correlation to equities to launch

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
A new hedge fund designed to deliver returns in both rising and falling equity markets is set to launch, open only to wholesale and institutional investors. NN 2 Capital is managed by two industry veterans, Gary Norden and Nam Nguyen, and is designed ...

Dividends could take years to return: UBS

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... Stoltz said. Markets have experienced high volatility since the outbreak of COVID-19, with billions being wiped from equity markets. In 2008, dividends fell by $10.5 billion (or 28%) to $44.9 billion, however UBS is estimating dividends could fall about ...

The next big short

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... will likely outperform, just as much as they avoid those that will disappoint, he said. "When severely negative equity markets raise their ugly head, a clarity of focus towards the preservation of capital and avoiding the losers is as paramount as is ...