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Market recovery or dead cat bounce?

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... overnight, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq lifted 3.4% and 3.6% respectively. Europe also had a strong session, with the FTSE 100 also rising 1% and the DAX gaining 1.9%. Meanwhile in Asia, the Shanghai Composite lost 0.9%, the Nikkei lost 1.6% and ...

No new ASX 200 names this quarter

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... accommodating changes in the market is a part of the process." Other index providers have so far stuck to their rebalancing schedule. FTSE rebalanced last Friday and is due for the next one on May 31.

Best, worst equities performers in COVID-19 sell-off revealed

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
... Vanguard Emerging Markets Shares Index (-14.7%). Not all emerging market strategies are created equal, with Vanguard's FTSE Emerging Market Shares ETF (-18.38%), Lazard Emerging Markets Equity I (-18.81%) and Capital Group New World (AU) (-19.10) ...

Chief economist update: China leads the way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2020
... index remains 8.6% down this year to date but it's outperformed the S&P 500 (-26.1%), the Euro Stoxx-50 (-31.0%), the FTSE-100 (-31.7%), the Nikkei-225 (-28.1%), the All Ords (-25.6%).

Global stocks plunge as COVID-19 fear accelerates, oil crashes

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... Arabia and Russia will persist... we will likely be looking at low oil prices for the rest of 2020." Meanwhile in the UK, the FTSE 100 suffered its biggest intraday fall since 2008, with benchmark bond yields dropping below zero for the first time. Germany's ...

Chief economist update: Who's afraid of COVID-19?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020
... London to Rio and ol' London town dropping: The S&P/ASX 200 index dropped by 2.3%; the Euro Stoxx-50 index lost 4%; the FTSE-100 index went down by 3.3%; and the S&P 500 index lost 3.4%. Yes Virginia, you'll fear for your health - mortal and ...

Global index creates new ESG role

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
FTSE Russell has announced a new head of sustainable investment, Asia Pacific, in a newly-created role. Helena Fung will take on the role, being responsible for FTSE Russell's sustainable investment indexes and data services across the Asia Pacific ...

Chief economist update: UK is now Bailey's baby

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
... rate is currently at the same level as Mark found it (notwithstanding the sharp depreciation post-Brexit referendum); the FTSE-100 index has gained by 18.4% since July 2013 to date; and, the unemployment rate has dropped from 7.7% (June 2013) to a 45-year ...

SSGA to scrutinise ASX 100 directors

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
... voting. "Beginning this proxy season, we will take appropriate voting action against board members at companies in the S&P 500, FTSE 350, ASX 100, TOPIX 100, DAX 30, and CAC 40 indices that are laggards based on their R-Factor scores and that cannot ...

Coronavirus in, climate change out: Costello, deVere

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
... Japan's Nikkei falling 2%. Meanwhile in Europe, the composite European Stoxx 600 fell 1.7% at the open, while London's FTSE 100 dropped 1.6%, and Germany's Dax suffered a 1.7% blow. US benchmarks fell sharply too, with the Dow Jones Industrial ...