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Australian corporate debt dwindles: Janus Henderson

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2022
... buy lower-quality credit while this policy normalisation is underway will be important. "There is no doubt that a bear market is an uncomfortable place for investors, but for those looking at corporate bonds, yields are far more attractive than in recent ...

Rate rise exposes adviser knowledge gap

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022
... argue that it caused them to be overly optimistic in the face of rising risks as they hadn't experienced a genuine bear market. It turned out the old heads were right," he says. "Nothing prior could prepare us for living and breathing in the moment of ...

The search for income outside defensive assets

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021
... years and beyond, 100% of investors have generated a positive total return even if they bought right at the peak of a bear market." Doyle then referred to fixed income and defensive assets and highlighted investors are taking more risk than they ever ...

Investors will be forced into equities: DeepData Analytics

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... So far this year global markets have seen wild swings of volatility, including the US S&P500 which saw the shortest bear market on record as Wall Street reacted to the outbreak of COVID-19. Since March lows, markets have rebounded to pre-COVID levels ...

S&P 500 rebounds from COVID-losses

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... COVID-19-related losses that have rocked global markets. The index closed above its February high, marking the shortest bear market in history, surging around 55% since March lows. Daily FX strategist Margaret Yang said interestingly the majority of ...

Saxo Markets adds options to platform

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
Multi-asset trading and investment platform provider Saxo Markets has added exchange traded options to its platform, giving clients the ability to gain exposure to the ASX without having to purchase shares directly. Options allow investors to hedge ...

Chief economist update: A tale of two quarters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020
... activity in response to the coronavirus pandemic sent the US equity market's benchmark indices down sharply into a bear market in the first three months of this year: the S&P 500 down by 29.7%; the DJIA down by 31.4%; the Nasdaq down by 25.6%; the ...

History is repeating itself: Zenith

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2020
... Crisis (GFC), COVID-19 has proven to be the GFC in fast-forward. It said during this period we have seen the fastest bear market in Australian equity history. As experienced during the GFC, the deterioration of the economy resulted in companies raising ...

Sentiment weakens as macro threats loom

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... however, he doesn't think it's the right time to shift just yet. "We've got the recession, we've had a bear market, we've actually started a new cycle - and credit spreads have widened so that naturally increases the scope for them ...

Plan for the worst, hope for the best

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... blood is your own," he said. With markets falling approximately 35% with unprecedented speed following the longest bear market in history, Wilson said he wouldn't be surprised if the bear market significantly differed from those seen before. "You'd ...