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US tapering to harm key EM countries

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
... that countries with vulnerable currencies will suffer due to a likely increase of interest rates," Cairns said. Market volatility expected once tapering starts will also affect markets with a strong presence of foreign investors. "In Indonesia 32% of ...

Good, bad: all good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013
... if the Fed announces the start of taper in December and we get what we got in the second quarter - financial market volatility, rising bond yields, increased mortgage rates, economic slowdown - she would then have to undo what was done. That wouldn't ...

ASX launches S&P/ASX200 VIX futures

STAFF WRITERS  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
... arbitrage anticipated volatility in the Australian equity market. The S&P/ASX 200 VIX index is an Australian equity market volatility benchmark that will be the underlying index for the new futures contract. Dedicated market makers will provide liquidity ...

SSgA launches cheap lifestyle funds

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013
... core exposure to the world's major markets, with instruments such as managed futures aimed at hedging against market volatility. Allocations to these instruments are then dynamically traded according to SSgA's Market Regime Indicator, adding or removing ...

AMP adds new funds to North platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
... different market conditions by increasing or decreasing their exposure to shares based on estimated short-term market volatility. The three new funds will be the only funds available for new customers seeking a guarantee while the previous guarantee ...

Balanced funds ill-suited for fixed income blow-up

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2013
... income assets from portfolios because bonds and credit instruments are still the best protection against equity market volatility. "When equities re-rate you have to ask how long much further it can go. We think multiple expansion has passed and some ...

Macquarie expects 2014 profit rise after strong quarter

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
... April 2013, which saw funds under administration increase by 32% from 31 March 2013. The group added that while market volatility makes forecasting difficult, it is currently expecting to see a rise in profits for full-year 2014. Macquarie Group chairman ...

Improving picture paints a taper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
... stimulative for a while longer. The minutes of the 18-19 June FOMC meeting could produce another bout of financial market volatility when it's released later this week (10 July) - depending on how the headlines spin its contents -- as would the flow ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
... Morsi boosted the price of crude oil and shares in energy companies. The strong gains marked another day of market volatility, with shares shifting between big losses and big gains each day this week. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index on Thursday was up ...

ASX to introduce VIX futures contract

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013
... media teach-in to coincide with the launch. Known widely as the 'fear indicator', the VIX is a measurement of market volatility, with a broadly inverse relationship to market trends. While the VIX is widely discussed in the US media, it does not get ...