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Chief economist update: USA Inc is under new management

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021

... by the rise in US equities, with all benchmark indices rallying to record highs, 10-year US bond yields slipping, and, the VIX index - the fear gauge - dropping by 7.1% to 21.58 points. More so this time that the US executive, monetary and fiscal branches ...

Capital raisings, trading volumes up in June

ALLY SELBY | THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020

... trade was also up during the month, lifting 27% since the same time last year to $4.8 billion. Meanwhile, the S&P/ASX 200 VIX (measuring future volatility) also rose, lifting 62% to 22.2 compared to June 2019 (13.7), while the All Ordinaries Index (measuring ...

Chief economist update: A tale of two quarters

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020

... 31.4%; the Nasdaq down by 25.6%; the Russell 2000, down by 39.2%. The "winter of despair" was captured by the spike in the VIX index to a reading of 82.69 - its highest level of Factset's (1990), surpassing the 80.86 registered during the Great Recession ...

Sydney boutique shutters fund

KANIKA SOOD | THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020

A Sydney boutique under Grant Samuel Funds Management's banner has closed its $28 million fund that invested in VIX and S&P 500 options. Triple3 Volatility Advantage, run by former Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch and JP Morgan Singapore options trader ...

Chief economist update: Powell blamed for fall on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020

... sit, this is just the normal (well, abnormal given current coronavirus conditions) day-to-day volatility on Wall Street. The VIX index - the fear gauge - may have risen by 6.8% overnight, but at a reading of 35.28, it's waaay down from the record ...

Chief economist update: Bad news is good news is back

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020

... there were even more workers out of work that month - 870K versus the initial estimate of 701K. To top these all, the CBOE VIX index - the fear gauge - has fallen to a reading of 27.98 on the day which is the lowest reading since 26 February this year ...

Volatility continues to drive investors

HARRISON WORLEY | THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020

... hit 1.6% in April, compared to just 0.4% last April. Further, expected future volatility - as measured by the S&P/ASX 200 VIX - is also up, registering an average of 31.4 in April. Last year, it averaged 11.4 in April. Additionally, secondary capital ...

Hedge fund with zero correlation to equities to launch

ALLY SELBY | MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020

... and falling equity market conditions. "The current trades include options on the S&P 500, options on volatility contracts (VIX and VXX) and a Statistical Basket Arbitrage (long/short equity indices)." The fund currently has four strategies, all of which ...

Market pain to continue: State Street

ALLY SELBY | WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020

... currency markets has pushed investors to take on more risk. "As we progress into the second quarter of the year, the high in the VIX ('the fear index") is likely behind us," he said. "However, despite the VIX being down 30% from its highs, the overall ...

Chief economist update: Stimulus measures ease extreme fear

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020

... 5.4% in the month of March - the steepest monthly decline since January 1946. Still, there's reason for optimism. The VIX index - the fear gauge - has come down from a record high of 82.69 in March (higher than its GFC peak) to around 45.41 (lower ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA | 10:47AM

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI | 12:24PM

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI | 12:21PM

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO | 12:09PM

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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