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Small not feeling beautiful

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
... Increasing worries over the outlook for the economy - on the back of slowing global growth and increased financial market volatility - as well as concerns over sales expectations and hiring contributed largely to the sharp drop in the headline index ...

Who spooked the greenback?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... "significant consequences" on the US economic outlook and Fed Vice Chairman Fischer's concerns that if recent financial market volatility "lead to a persistent tightening of financial conditions, they could signal a slowing in the global economy that ...

Instos to increase alternative strategies

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016
... Senior managing director and global head of BlackRock's Institutional Client Business, Mark McCombe, said recent market volatility is driving a repricing of assets globally. "The ripple effect from recent events is causing investors to actively manage ...

BetaShares Australian share fund gets Lonsec approval

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
The BetaShares Managed Risk Australian Share Fund (ASX: AUST) has been awarded a "Recommended" rating by Lonsec. Launched in November, AUST provides investors with cost-effective exposure to a diversified portfolio of Australian shares, along with the ...

Hedge funds up 2.4% in 2015

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2016
... capital for pension funds and other investors," said AIMA chief executive Jack Inglis. "Given that this period of market volatility is set to continue during 2016, we remain confident that hedge funds will continue to meet their investors' expectations ...

Doom(ed) rebound?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2016
... that China does not intend to pursue a yuan devaluation policy and that it would endeavour to contain stock market volatility. Two days from now, we'll find out what the Fed makes of all these when they meet and announce their policy decision on the ...

Economic experts still defensive in 2016

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2016
... shares still appeared the best option and 2016 will likely see more of the sharp spikes in investor anxiety and market volatility that characterised 2015.

Equity benchmarks too risky amid volatility: SSGA

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2016
... urged investors to ignore benchmark weights in favour of a truly active approach amid recent and likely on-going market volatility. In the company's active Australian equities Annual Review and Outlook 2015/2016, SSGA's head of active quantitative equity ...

ETFs benefit from market volatility: SSGA

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2016
... Street Global Advisors (SSGA) says exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are one of the largest beneficiaries of global market volatility as investors look to dodge high levels of uncertainty. SSGA Australia head of SPDR ETFs Amanda Skelly said while dramatic ...

SMSFs and growth funds hit hardest by sell-off

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2016
... superannuation funds (SMSFs) and high-growth superannuation funds are likely to have felt the brunt of recent share market volatility hardest in 2016. It is a tiny window to be analysing the impact of market movements but Rainmaker research highlights ...