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Robo-adviser crashes during Wall Street selloff

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
... people have forgotten that on the first day after the Brexit vote, the FTSE 100 (an index of the 100 largest market cap stocks on the London Stock Exchange) declined 3.15%, but then finished the week up 1.99%. "Similarly, after the Trump victory in November ...

Pension phase SMSFs prefer Aussie equities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
... that pension phase SMSFs are more conservative investors, but also they are also more likely to invest in higher yield stocks. On average, pension SMSFs earn a 7% higher gross yield on ASX stocks when compared to accumulation phase SMSFs and the ASX200 ...

Unlisted infrastructure assets hit record high

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
... managers, representing 2% of unlisted natural resources capital. According to figures from the S&P Dow Jones, agriculture stocks are performing strongly, with the S&P/NZX Farmers Weekly Agriculture Equity Index returning 74.85% in the 12 months to January ...

Chief economist update: The spook on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
... pay attention and be afraid...very afraid: "US stock sell-off intensifies, Dow falls over 400 points" (Financial Times) "Stocks get crushed in one of their worst days since Brexit" (Business Insider) "Stocks Tumble, Bonds No Haven as Selloff Worsens ...

Asset management services provider expands to Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... attained a licence via the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission to issue asset management services relating to listed stocks, fixed income and mutual funds. In addition to the Australian market, Blackwell is aiming to expand to Europe, Greater ...

SMSFs shifting focus for diversification

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... aerospace. Tencent, Tesla and Nvidia joined Amazon, Apple and Facebook as some of the most heavily traded international stocks last year by SMSFs. "International trading surged nearly 100% over the previous year, with US equities and US ETFs the most ...

Diversification concerns see managed funds uptake

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
... buoyed by investors' desire for diversification across asset classes, the perceived ease of not having to select individual stocks, and the access to a range of investment strategies that managed funds provide," Choi said. "Fund managers have a golden ...

International broker enters Aussie market

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
... the US, Japan, Hong Kong and most of Asia. This means investors can take advantage of price movements in international stocks such as Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Toyota and other Asian listed companies. Investors can also access Chinese listed ...

Only way is up for global economy: Baur

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
... markets which like a weak dollar and bringing rates back to normal is not going to be positive for either emerging market stocks or bonds. In terms of other asset classes, Baur likes commercial real estate in various parts of the world. "Not every city ...

Getting better and betterer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
... end of the year and is currently at 9.5. And why not? There's Trump and his tax cuts. If the mere anticipation of it sent stocks rising in 2017, what more this year when it has become law? Just think of the many ways US corporations can do with the savings ...