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COVID-19 is not the only factor: deVere

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2020
... according to deVere Group chief executive Nigel Green. The warning follows last week's sharp rally in global markets, with the MSCI experiencing its biggest rise in more than a decade Green said a better insight into the effects of COVID-19 will come ...

COVID-19 damage to stretch several quarters: Natixis IM

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... wealth on the belief that infection rates are slowing, Natixis chief market strategist Dave Lafferty said. "Global equities (MSCI World) are up 23% off the bottom as investors put their faith in unprecedented stimulus and the belief that the infection ...

Asset values could drop to 2017 levels: MSCI

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
MSCI believes the unlisted real estate assets of Australia's superannuation funds could drop to levels last seen in late 2017 as a result of recent out-of-cycle write downs on unlisted assets. New analysis by MSCI Research executive director Bryan Reid ...

Wall Street surges as Sanders drops out, Wuhan reopens

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... faster than their cyclical peers and some fear that while the fiscal stimulus is large, it's too late." Although the MSCI World Index has recovered 41% of its bear market decline, Sherwood said Australia's market was still struggling to recover. ...

Chief economist update: Great Scott! Mighty Mo to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... the day the government announced its latest cash splash - outperforming the S&P 500's 3.4% gain on the same day and the MSCI developed equity market index's 2.4% pick-up. The A$/US$ exchange rate rose by half a percent and the A$ trade weighted ...

Mutual fund assets lose $1.3 trillion

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
... the COVID-19 outbreak led to significant losses in equity markets during February, with the S&P 500 Index down 8.2% and the MSCI World Index Ex USA down 8.9%. Cerulli said this trend will likely continue, with the World Health Organisation declaring ...

The impact of COVID-19 on emerging markets

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... investors rushing to sell down their riskier, offshore assets and safeguard their wealth amid plunging global markets. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index ended 2019 up 18.4% in 2019. So far in the COVID-19 sell-off the benchmark has fallen 30%. Yet, in ...

UBS says goodbye to ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... focused on delivering alpha." The funds that are closing include three international ETFs (Europe, Japan and US sub-indices of MSCI), two Morningstar Australia ETFs and a cash ETF. Together they had about $63 million in assets at February end. ETFs that ...

Best, worst equities performers in COVID-19 sell-off revealed

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
... amid the dramatic market volatility that has stripped billions from the world's bourses, Morningstar research shows. The MSCI AC Asia EX Japan benchmark declined by 10% during the COVID-19 sell-off, while the emerging markets benchmark fell by 15%. ...

Stand still, get left behind

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... participation in collaborative engagement and industry initiatives," Welsh-Rose said. And as for external ratings from agencies like MSCI, Sustainalytics and Bloomberg these have their place but also their limitations. Aberdeen Standard Investments leverages ...