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The darling buds of inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
... Beatles Wall Street again went on a record breaking run last week with the S&P 500, the DJIA, the Nasdaq Composite and the Russell 2000 all finishing at all-time highs... and for good reasons. Growth is going and inflation is sprouting green shoots. ...

Happier New Year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
... all four major Wall Street equity indices - S&P 500 (+2.6%), Dow Jones Industrials (+2.3%), Nasdaq Composite (+3.4%), Russell 2000 (+1.6%) -- surged to new record highs; so has the FTSE-100 index (+0.47%); the All Ordinaries Index soared to its highest ...

Markets prompt adviser asset allocation review: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2017
... Real return funds use sophisticated strategies such as options strategies; long or short-term absolute return strategies that don't depend on the underlying direction of the share market; and alternative yield sources such as senior bank loans, that ...

Trump-flation returns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017
... offshore to reinvest in the American economy." Details here. The markets' renewed enthusiasm is none other displayed by the Russell 2000 index's performance - small companies would benefit more from Trump's 'America First' policy. The index gained more ...

BT appoints CIO and grows investment team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2017
... head of asset allocation before stepping up to act as investments lead. He has also previously held roles with Sunsuper, Russell Investments and Tower Life. BTFG general manager, platforms and investments, John Shuttleworth said Collocott had done an ...

Industry stars recognised at 2017 MAX Awards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
... - Cbus Employer App Finalists BT Financial Group - BT Panorama App J.P. Morgan Asset Management - Market Insights App Russell Investments - Super App Suitebox Social Media Campaign of the Year State Street Global Advisors Finalists Australian Ethical ...

Acorns adds ESG investment option

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
... impact of their actions than other demographics and are driving the interest in sustainable investment. However, they also don't want to give up their ability to get returns," Lucas said. Last month, Acorns launched a carbon footprint estimating tool ...

Iron magnate makes historic $400m pledge

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2017
... other dignitaries including Opposition Leader Bill Shorten, Indigenous leader Jacinta Price, actors Jack Thompson and Russell Crowe and cancer experts Peter Leedman and Grant McCarthur. Commenting on the Minderoo Foundation, Forrest said: "It can be ...

Obamacare one, Trump nil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
... palpable. The S&P 500 index fell by 1.4% over the week but a clearer indication of disappointment is the 2.7% drop in the Russell 2000 index - small US companies that would benefit more from Trump's "America First" policy. The yield on 10-year US Treasuries ...

One small rise in rates, one giant step towards normalisation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2017
Don't you just love it when things turn out as expected? Wall Street surely did. US equities jumped -- Dow up 0.5%, S&P up 0.84%, Nasdaq up 0.7%, Russell 2000 up 1.5% -- the VIX index dropped by 5.5% and instead of climbing, the US dollar index fell ...