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Chief economist update: Be fearful when indicators show no fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
... year to date comes as no surprise. The S&P 500 index is up 12.6% this year to date; the Stoxx-50 index is up 12.8%; the All Ords is up 9.7%; the FTSE-100 is up 7.4%; the Nikkei-225 is up 7.2% and China's Shanghai composite index is up 21.2%. This ...

WAM pushes for HHY closure

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2018
... Over the past year, HHY's unit prices fell from 10.5 cents to 7 cents, representing a 48% underperformance against the All Ords Index, it said. HHY's net tangible assets have also fallen by 29.2% since 2 August 2016 compared to its benchmark. "In light ...

Chief economist update: Wisdom of the crowd

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2018
... 11 May 2018 - S&P 500 up 2.4%; Shanghai composite up 2.3%; FTSE-100 up 2.1%; German Dax up 1.4%; Nikkei-225 up 1.3%; All Ords up 1.0%. This optimism was replaced with renewed geo-political concerns. The US-China trade deal remains up in the air. While ...

Chief economist update: All Ords rising

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
... closing level of 6241.46 points recorded on January 9 this year. As at yesterday's closing of 6234.95 points, the All Ords has turned around its negative year-to-date performance just a few days before into a 1.1% gain and is up 6.4% from the 2018 ...

Chief economist update: Caught in the crossfire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... 4.1% decline over the same period and South Korea's 1.3% fall. Sure, Argentina's Merval index dropped by more than the All Ords 5.7% between January and March this year, but this was after climbing to an all-time high in January this year. The All Ords ...

Chief economist update: It's not just the trade war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
... one would think it was already May (sell in May and go away). The S&P 500 index is down 3.2% this year to 23 March; the All Ords index is 3.9% lower; the Nikkei-225 index is down 9.4%; the Shanghai composite index has lost 4.7%; the FTSE-100 index has ...

Aussies turn to online trading in droves

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
... investing in Australia, with investor numbers rising to their highest level in the post-GFC era. At the same time, the ALL ORDS also soared, providing strong support to the growth of the market," Investment Trends research director Irene Guiamatsia said. ...

Happier New Year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
... Nasdaq 2.56 28.24 MSCI Emerging 1.83 27.82 Dow 1.02 25.08 S&P 500 1.70 19.42 Nikkei 225 1.78 19.10 MSCI World 1.69 16.14 All Ords 1.57 7.84 FTSE100 0.94 7.63 Stoxx 50 0.93 5.90 But beyond the positive portents of these market adage and phenomenon, the ...

Perennial LIC extends investment mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017
A Perennial-managed listed investment company specialising in managing downside risk in Australian equities has amended its investment guidelines. Following the board's approval, Wealth Defender Equities (WDE) can now up its allocation to small cap ...

Pinnacle boutique launches $250m LIC offer

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2017
A Pinnacle affiliate has launched the initial public offering for a new small cap listed investment vehicle. Spheria Asset Management is aiming to raise up to $250 million for Spheria Emerging Companies Limited (SEC), which will invest in a portfolio ...