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AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2015
... tumbled on fresh worries about a Greek debt default as US President Barack Obama called on Greece to enact reforms. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped 279.47 points (1.54 per cent) to 17,826.30 on Friday. The broad-based S&P 500 fell 23.81 (1.13 ...

Active managed fund returns worsen against indices

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
... fund's performance versus index strategies has worsened compared to the previous six months, according to the S&P Dow Jones Indices Versus Active Funds (SPIVA) Scorecard. The report, issued semi-annually, tracks the performance of actively managed funds ...

STOXX enters Australian market

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
... financial services industry and was previously responsible for channel management across all client groups of S&P Dow Jones Indices (SPDJI). "Australia and New Zealand are markets of great importance to our growth strategy. The Sydney office brings us ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
... somewhat lower after a quiet day of trade with the Nasdaq lagging the other two indices following last week's surge. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 11.61 points (0.06 per cent) on Monday to 18,116.04. The broad-based S&P 500 shed 3.68 (0.17 ...

S&P launches Australian tax-aware benchmark series

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2015
S&P Dow Jones Indices has launched a series of tax-aware index solutions for the Australian market. The S&P/ASX Franking Credit Adjusted Indices are designed to give investors an accurate, franking credit-adjusted insight into the Australian equities ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015
... Friday, the broad based S&P 500 scored its best month since October 2011, putting on 5.5 per cent, to end at 2,104.50. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 81.72 points (0.45 per cent) at 18,132.70. And the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index fell 24.36 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
... merger activity and as investors awaited Friday's closely watched US jobs report. At the closing bell on Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 17,878.91, up 205.89 points (1.16 per cent). The broad-based S&P 500 rose 20.80 (1.02 per cent) ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
... after two down days on generally solid corporate earnings and a gain in oil prices. At the closing bell on Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was at 17,416.85, up 225.48 points (1.31 per cent). The index fell nearly 500 points in the prior two ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... earnings by Netflix and UnitedHealth buoyed some of the trade, while IBM shares sank on its poor fourth-quarter report. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up 39.05 points (0.22 per cent) at 17,554.28. The broad-based S&P 500 added 9.57 points ...

FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... tough for stocks-pickers in recent years, and now the numbers are coming through to prove it. Data from S&P Dow Jones Indices shows that the vast majority of Australian active managed funds have under-performed their respective benchmarks across virtually ...