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BlackRock turns optimistic on credit

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... conviction overweight is to US stocks while the highest-conviction underweight is to Euro area. "We are overweight US equities for their relative quality bias and the sizable policy response to the outbreak: large fiscal stimulus coupled with the Federal ...

COVID-19 ETP market winners, losers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... extraordinary trading activity, winners and losers emerged. BetaShares Australian Equities Strong Bear ETF and BetaShares US Equities Strong Bear ETF both came out of March winners in the field. Dyall said usually traded value is a function of the size ...

No golden ticket for super funds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... (based on the London Bullion Market Association closing price) failed to gain value; worse, gold moved in tandem with US equities during the month's biggest drops," she said. On the S&P 500's worst day in March the index fell by 12% and the US gold price ...

Powerwrap adds Chi-X offering

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
... said. "High net worth investors look beyond the Australian market and are keenly aware of the value to be found in US equities," Davidson said. "By bringing some of these US-listed mega cap companies to Australian investors, Chi-X is fulfilling an important ...

A decade in the dust

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... manage monetary and fiscal policy. "China is firmly is in the latter bucket." Over the last ten years we have seen US equities emerge as the global heavyweight in investor's portfolios, he said, but change could be on the horizon. "We have historically ...

Coronavirus puts rocket under shorting ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
... juicy inflows for three shorting ETFs, the BetaShares Australian Equities Bear Hedge Fund (ASX: BEAR), the BetaShares US Equities Strong Bear Hedge Fund - Currency Hedged (ASX: BBUS), and the BetaShares Australian Equities Strong Bear Hedge Fund (ASX ...

The dark horses of Aussie shares funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
As underperformance continues to plague active managers, here are the names of the Aussie shares funds that managed to beat the S&P/ASX 200 in the year to October. The 12 months to October were particularly bad for active managers. As the S&P/ASX 200 ...

Chief economist update: US recession in the offing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2019
... then increase by five percentage points the following month and every month thereafter until reaching 25%. This sent US equities lower the next day and last trading day of May - Dow (1.41%), S&P 500 (1.32%), Nasdaq (1.51%), Russell 2000 (1.35%). Meanwhile ...

Chief economist update: The Fed pause that refreshes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
... curve. Since then, the yield curve has become positive, the VIX index - or the fear gauge - has come down and now US equities are on the up and up. Suddenly, diktats to the Fed earlier this month by Trump - "In terms of quantitative tightening it should ...

Fidelity adds US equities exposure

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019
Fidelity is eschewing technology-heavy growth areas of the market for value stocks as it increases exposure to US equities in its multi-asset strategies. Fidelity's multi-asset chief investment officer James Bateman said US value stocks are looking ...