Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 291 - 300 of 2910 results for "Volatility"

Market has priced in 'too many' rate cuts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
... "Looking forward, US elections will be an important event that investors will be watching closely. I expect to see volatility around the elections, as investors may look to hedge their positions," he said. "A divided government outcome from the US elections ...

Managed account FUM passes $200bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
... as interest rate expectations fell for the second half of 2024. "Looking forward we expect a continued high level of volatility in the markets even if shocks and market eddies are likely to be less frequent. This is in part due to the UK change of government ...

Australia's best-performing super fund says no to crypto

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024
... believes it lacks the right characteristics to be included in a superannuation portfolio. Armitage highlighted the extreme volatility of these investments, noting that cryptocurrencies have plunged over 60% in a matter of weeks. "That's one of the things ...

Labor delivers another budget surplus, but productivity stalls

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024
... debt and they are helping in the fight against inflation. They are building our fiscal buffers at a time of global volatility and uncertainty." Meantime, the Productivity Commission (PC) delivered a warning over Australia's "productivity deadlock". The ...

Schroders launches high yield credit strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024
... rated credit securities with the potential to deliver consistent returns above cash and term deposits but with lower volatility than equities," Mason added. "This has been reflected in the strong 11.01% p.a. (gross of fees) return, 6.70% above the cash ...

ASIC slaps Macquarie with record $5m fine

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024
... Macquarie." ASIC contacted the firm on six separate occasions about its concerns, which was taking place amidst unprecedented volatility in energy markets globally stemming from supply issues and the Russia-Ukraine war. This year alone, the MDP fined ...

Federal Reserve rate cuts beckon

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... have gone away. "We expect the low interest rate regime to re-emerge once the dust settles from the pandemic economic volatility." NAB senior economist Taylor Nugent, meanwhile, said that whole the FOMC looks set to start cautiously with 25 basis points ...

abrdn closes hedge fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024
... future." The fund aimed to deliver strong positive returns when developed market equites experience material declines and volatility is high. This was done by combining diversified hedging strategies into "one active solution and is convex" meaning that ...

Advisers add 5.7% premium

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024
... half of the 5.7% benefit was derived from advisers' ability to help clients avoid kneejerk decisions amid market volatility and economic uncertainty, Russell Investments head of distribution in Australia and New Zealand Neil Rogan said. This included ...

ClearBridge launches new ESG fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024
... companies. Su said the fund can help investors diversify their equity portfolios to mitigate risk from "heightened volatility" in the market. "In recent months, political risk and policy uncertainty have become increasing overhangs on equity markets ...