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The impact of COVID-19 on emerging markets

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... both high growth and old economy sectors, she argued. "China has been very much out of favour in regards to investor sentiment towards DM, EM, China and US trade, and Chinese debt," Yeung said. "But from a valuation perspective, China as a whole looks ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street sneezes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
... infecting its way around the planet but the coronavirus hadn't had much impact on equity markets until it hit investor sentiment on Wall Street. Five straight down days have taken returns on the S&P 500 index to negative 3.5% year-to-date and the ...

Bearish sentiment bites Aussie investors

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
... hopes for a repeated 2019. That's according to the latest research from Investment Trends, which found that investor sentiment remains grounded amidst rising markets. Despite the outbreak of coronavirus knocking global equities markets from their ...

Aussie share funds boast stellar 2019

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2020
... had its strongest year since 2009, driven by widespread policy easing from Central Banks globally, boosting investor sentiment and equity valuations." The top performing funds for the year allocated their assets wisely. "The top quartile funds for the ...

Best online brokers revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
... Investment Trends surveyed 8578 investors and traders to create its Online Broking Report. The report also looked at investor sentiment, finding that investors are on edge about the US-China trade conflict, with 55% citing it as a concern. Concern about ...

IPOs fewer but performing well

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
... for the same period last year. The reduced activity perhaps reflects broader macroeconomic issues and current investor sentiment," he said. The small cap sector was notably subdued with only 13 listings. In comparison, 2018 recorded 31 small cap listings ...

No-deal Brexit sparks mixed reaction: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
... head of global equity income Ben Lofthouse commented the events of the last year show how much business and investor sentiment can be impacted by political events. There is however, an upside. "The plus side of this uncertainty is that many equity markets ...

Final call for 2019 Chief Economists Forum

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
... emerging markets portfolios in 2019. It's also at a time when EM equity valuations are relatively cheap yet investor sentiment is dim. Previewing the 2019 Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum, DWS chief investment officer for Asia Pacific and ...

ETF industry swells to $39 billion, global equities dominate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2018
... investors are still wary of how their assets are allocated, despite an improvement in the markets. In particular, investor sentiment towards Australian equities remains mixed, illustrated by strong inflows into cash and fixed income products." According ...

EM bonds attractive despite pullback: Eaton Vance

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
... is still strong, even though investors have pulled out billions in recent weeks, according to Eaton Vance. Investor sentiment on emerging markets swung negative in recent weeks on concerns over tariffs, trade, global growth and a resurgent US dollar ...