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Chief economist update: Nikkei not so fine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
... anyone watching the rise and rise of the Nikkei-225 index will understand. The Japanese stockmarket's benchmark equity index rose by 16.0% last year - a very close second to the S&P500's 16.3% return - soaring by mind-blowing 64.1% from the lows ...

BlackRock to buy equity index firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
... making a bigger play for wealthy investors, offering them a more personalised strategy with the acquisition of an equity index business for US$1.05 billion. BlackRock is set to acquire investment manager Aperio, which provides customised index equity ...

Young-old wealth gap widest in 18 years

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
... in 18 years. The Actuaries Institute's publication Mind the Gap - The Australian Actuaries Intergenerational Equity Index (AAIEI) tracked 24 indicators across six domains relating to wealth and wellbeing from 2000-2018 across different age groups. ...

Chief economist update: Equity market disconnect

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... such, equity markets are going on a tear. After losing nearly a third of their value this year to March 23, the MSCI equity index (down 30.5%) and the MSCI emerging equity market index (down 27.3%) have, in less than three months, nearly recouped what ...

Aussie funds bleed $4bn in March

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... general trend. "The demand for passive US equity likely stems from investors reallocating into high-quality, low-cost equity index-tracking products to take advantage of the more attractive prices that resulted from the severe equity market declines," ...

Investment Leadership Awards finalists revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
... Diversified Shares Fund AUSTRALIAN EQUITIES - INDEX/ENHANCED Dimensional Australian Large Company iShares Australian Equity Index Fund Macquarie Aust Pure Indexed Equities SSGA Australian Equities Index Trust Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF AUSTRALIAN ...

Chief economist update: Stock rally heralds 2020 cheer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... some even still show indications of continued slowing. However, developed equity markets - as measured by the MSCI Equity index - have advanced by 24.0% this year to date. This is a sharp turnaround from last year's loss of 9.1% and five months before ...

Bloomberg launches equity benchmarks

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2019
Bloomberg has launched U.S. equity benchmark capabilities, marking a significant step for Bloomberg in the equity index space. The new equity offering includes the Bloomberg U.S. Large Cap Index as well as growth, value and dividend indices. These benchmarks ...

Buy time ahead for Aussie equities: Tribeca

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
... short-term volatility, particularly as we head into the August reporting season. We do see potential downside to the equity index which should act as a buying opportunity," Liu, who manages the $978 million Tribeca Alpha Plus Fund, said at a Sydney briefing ...

Vanguard launches ETF, appoints new lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
... equities and property securities, and APAC head of equities. In 2015 she moved to Vanguard's UK team to lead the equity index portfolio management and trading team in Europe. She returned to Australia in 2018 to join Vanguard's Investment Strategy ...