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Managed funds versus the ASX 200

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
... looked at superannuation funds and their Australian share options in workplace super. It found that 11 of the 80 beat the index for the year. The 11 outperformers were split almost evenly between not-for-profit super funds such as Equipsuper, First State ...

Chief economist update: BOJ Tankan tanking?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
... indicates that the US-China trade stoush is, indeed, causing consternation among Japan's large manufacturers. The Tankan index for large manufacturers dropped from a reading of +12 in the March quarter to +7 in the June 2019 quarter - the lowest ...

BetaShares launches new ETF

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2019
... screened portfolio of high quality Indian companies." Following research, BetaShares decided to utilise a quality-focused index for the India ETF. It noted companies that demonstrate superior quality characteristics have historically exhibited reduced ...

Chief economist update: China stitches it in time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
If you want a poster boy to that old saying that, "a stitch in time saves nine" China is it. Latest data show that China's manufacturing sector is back in expansion. The official National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) China manufacturing PMI increased ...

Chief economist update: US consumer sentiment cops bullet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
... trip down memory lane was headlines talking about the big drop in the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index for January. I could paraphrase UM's report, but its chief economist - Richard Curtin - has laid it out clearly and succinctly ...

S&P launches new ASX small caps index

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
S&P Dow Jones Indices has launched a new index for small cap stocks listed on the ASX as a part of a new index series. The new S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Select is a subset of the older S&P/ASX small ordinaries but will include only those companies that ...

Retail investors see limited upside in 2019

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 JAN 2019
Retail investors predict the trajectory of the local share market will be flat in 2019, but expect to be rewarded with modest returns, Investment Trends' latest survey shows. The 2195 investors canvassed in the monthly Investor Intentions Index ...

Chief economist update: Is TLTRO III coming?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2018
... the third quarter of 2012 and marks the fourth straight quarter of easing growth. If the latest Ifo business climate index for Germany is any guide, this slowdown will persist into the fourth quarter of this year. The index declined to a four-month low ...

Special Report: Hitting new ETF goals

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... use indices differently - it depends on what each is trying to achieve. Taking the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Index for instance, a passive manager will try to match the index in terms of exposure to sector, duration, currency exposure and so ...

Chief economist update: As safe as Australian houses?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018
... figures show home values continue to cheapen. CoreLogic RP Data's '5 capital city aggregate' home value index for all dwellings - houses and units - declined by 4.9% in the year to October, led by 7.4% dropped in Sydney and a 4.7% fall In ...