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ASX suffers worst quarter in over a century

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
... equity offered relative safe harbour among our factor indices, with the S&P/ASX 200 Quality index outperforming its benchmark by 12% in March," it said. Kyle Rodda, market analyst at IG, said yesterday marked the end of a turbulent quarter for global ...

Investors flock to TCorp floating rate note

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... "This is a significant event, as we haven't issued in this form since 2015. "TCorp traditionally focuses on its benchmark bond program for its funding. Now that the funding program has increased, we can accommodate more floating rate note issuance ...

Times of turmoil create opportunities: deVere

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
... said. The research house said there had been more buying than selling opportunities as of late, with the Australian benchmark currently trading 31% lower than its February highs. "It has been difficult to keep on top of the rapidly shifting environment ...

The impact of COVID-19 on emerging markets

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... plunging global markets. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index ended 2019 up 18.4% in 2019. So far in the COVID-19 sell-off the benchmark has fallen 30%. Yet, in its latest equities report, Morningstar found that the Asian and emerging market bourses had performed ...

Cbus Property launches new project

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... committed to using its extensive experience in Australia in the investment and delivery of developments that provide a benchmark for both economic and environmental sustainability. Cbus Property chief executive, Adrian Pozzo, said: "The Castlereagh site ...

SMSFs expected to outperform: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... increased regulatory scrutiny, reductions in their taxation advantages and persistent attention on the segment's low benchmark investment returns.

RBA pulls QE trigger

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... government bond markets has been impaired, which has disrupted other markets given their important role as a financial benchmark," Lowe said. "Funding markets are open to only the highest quality borrowers." The bank will also continue to provide liquidity ...

Prodigy folds, two boutiques to shut

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
... The second boutique, Flinders Investment Partners, was the only well-performing boutique. It returned 6.2% above the benchmark S&P/ASX Small Ords in the 12 months ending February end. It is managed by Andrew Mouchacca and Richard Macdougall, both of ...

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

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
... volatility that has stripped billions from the world's bourses, Morningstar research shows. The MSCI AC Asia EX Japan benchmark declined by 10% during the COVID-19 sell-off, while the emerging markets benchmark fell by 15%. This isn't too bad ...

Chief economist update: China leads the way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2020
... the best-performing stock market in the world (or at least compared with other major equity markets). Beijing's benchmark 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 ...