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Equity managed funds in record outflows: Calastone

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023
... risen from 3.1% to 4% in three months. "Fixed income funds have not looked so attractive since before the Global Financial Crisis. At the same time, the recession fears stalking equity and property markets are making investors nervous," Walker said. ...

UBS completes landmark Credit Suisse acquisition

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
... completed its acquisition of Credit Suisse, marking the end of the largest banking deal since the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. UBS acquired the crisis-stricken Credit Suisse for US$3.2 billion, with support from Swiss National Bank and the Swiss Financial ...

Economists divided over cash rate decision

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023
... stress in Q4 2022 was significantly higher than before the pandemic, only fractionally below the 2008 Global Financial Crisis peak. Lately, the index has been on the rise again. Current interest rate hikes have triggered cost-of-living pressures, though ...

US default risk: Are credit default swaps signalling trouble?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023
... severe market reaction with market volatility approaching or even exceeding levels observed during the 2008 global financial crisis," he said. "In such a scenario, we would anticipate that Congress would move quickly to resolve the situation; however ...

What you need to know about the 2023-24 budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... geopolitical tensions and the risk of global financial systems collapsing. "Outside of the pandemic and the Global Financial Crisis, the next two years are expected to be the weakest for global growth in over two decades. This will affect us here in ...

We sit at a watershed moment: Paton

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
... He said: "I will only briefly talk to the SVB story with these thoughts: it is not the story of a new Global Financial Crisis, and it is not a story of a banking sector in crisis." Rather, Paton said, it is the story of a manager that chose growth over ...

UBS swaps out chiefs amid Credit Suisse acquisition

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
... During his tenure, Ermotti was known for directing the firm through "severe challenges" arising from the Global Financial Crisis. UBS said he built financial strength and improved resilience by putting its leading global wealth and asset management business ...

Portfolio resistance is key: VanEck

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
... "Investors seeking alpha may also look to quality stocks. Historically, during market downturns, such as the Global Financial Crisis, quality companies lose less and recover faster."

It's not 2008, but there's likely more pain ahead: Iggo

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023
While it's not quite a repeat of the Global Financial Crisis, AXA IM's Chris Iggo has warned there may be more problems ahead as investors reconsider their holdings in banks and related assets. AXA IM's chief investment officer said the risk is also ...

Alternatives investors await more corrections: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... which included Australian investors, found that hedge funds experienced their toughest year since the Global Financial Crisis, which according to Preqin's All-Strategies Hedge Fund Benchmark declined by 6.75% at the end of 2022. Some 64% of investors ...