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Healthcare outperforms as financials plummet

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen Australia's healthcare sector soar as our financials, energy and real estate sectors plummet. However, S&P Dow Jones Indices senior director of global equity indices Michael Orzano said it's a trend that has been ...

Global markets bleed red

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
US stocks ended in a sea of red on Wednesday as bleak economic data and corporate losses shifted what had been an almost eerily optimistic sentiment towards trade over the last few weeks. US markets had made somewhat of a recovery of late, with the ...

Wall Street surges as Sanders drops out, Wuhan reopens

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
News that Wuhan, the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic, has now opened for business saw Wall Street surge overnight, with the S&P 500 once again entering bull market territory. From its March 23 lows, the S&P 500 has surged 23%, signifying the end ...

Wall Street rally runs out of steam

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
Wall Street's rally seems to have run out of steam, with the major indexes ending the day of trade in a sea of red. Early in trade the Dow Jones surged 900-points before closing down 0.12%. Similarly, the S&P 500 lost 0.16% and the Nasdaq Composite ...

Bravura secures new mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
... help us to optimise our business processes, so we can better service and grow our membership and reduce operating costs." Jon Alder, head of operations at Bravura Solutions said they were pleased to deliver the program of work in collaboration with Futurity. ...

Lonsec recommends PCFM fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
Lonsec has upgraded its rating of a flagship Premium China Funds Management offering, recognising the firm's heritage in Chinese equities. The firm's Premium Asia Fund has been handed a recommended rating by the research house, who said it took a "positive ...

Cashwerkz announces new chief executive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
Cashwerkz has appointed a fixed income professional as its new chief executive. Jon Lechte will take on the top role, effective April 1, having held a number of executive and senior roles in fixed income. "Jon joins Cashwerkz to lead the growth trajectory ...

ASX suffers worst quarter in over a century

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
The ASX suffered the worst quarter in over 100 years, but is putting the past behind it to rebound at the open today. Both the S&P/ASX 200 and the S&P/NZX 50 portfolio completed their worst monthly and quarterly declines this century, sliding 21% and ...

Market recovery or dead cat bounce?

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
The government's $130 billion JobKeeper stimulus package saw the ASX soar 7% in its best session in 40 years. But are we witnessing a market recovery, or just a dead cat bounce? Today, the Aussie bourse followed a strong session in the US overnight ...

The bulls are back

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
The Dow Jones has recorded its shortest bear market in the index's history, as investors regain confidence in a market rife with volatility. The Dow experienced its strongest three days in nine decades after record weekly US jobless claims came ...