How the different asset classes have fared: (As at 31 May 2023) International Equities In the month of May, the international stock performance demonstrated a distinct split between hedged and unhedged shares. Unhedged shares exhibited a return of 1.20%, a surprising positive outcome considering the overall sell-off of most asset classes in the same month, […]
Introduction On the evening of 9 May 2023, the Government delivered its second Budget in the current parliamentary term. Inflationary pressures, interest rates and escalating costs of living have all had a significant impact on the lives of every-day Australians. The Budget needs to deliver the right balance of spending and savings. This year’s Budget […]
How the different asset classes have fared: (As at 30 April 2023) International Equities International shares once again had a positive month with unhedged and hedged equities returning 3.16% and 1.68%, respectively. United States equities, the largest region within the international shares index, have only 32% of stocks within the S&P 500 beating the index […]
How the different asset classes have fared: (As at 31 March 2023) International Equities International shares rebounded during the month of March with a gain of 3.92% and 2.51% in unhedged and hedged international markets. Significant gains in the technology space lead the markets higher as concerns in economic health, stemming from the banking sector, […]
What is going on with banking? Prepared by: Centrepoint Alliance March 2023 1. What occurred with Silicon Valley Bank? The initial signs of weakness within the banking sector started with the amazing collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). SVB was the US’s 16th largest bank with about $209 billion USD in assets. The main depositors […]
How the different asset classes have fared: (As at 28 February 2023) International Equities International shares struggles in February with positive returns being eked out due to the notable drop in the Australian dollar, this is why we saw unhedged index returning 2.04% and the hedged returning a negative 1.64%. We saw weakness come from […]
How the different asset classes have fared: (As at 31 January 2023) International Equities International shares had another positive month in January with the unhedged index returning 2.96% and the hedged index gaining 6.23%. Once again, markets continued to price in a substantial slowing in economic activity. This sounds like bad news, however, the weaker […]
How the different asset classes have fared: (As at 31 December 2022) International Equities After a couple months of positive gains, markets retraced by -5.48% and -5.21% in unhedged and hedged international equities to end the year 2022. All three major US markets (Dow Jones, S&P 500 and NASDAQ) had their worst years since 2008. […]
How the different asset classes have fared: (As at 30 November 2022) International Equities International shares have now had back-to-back months of positive returns following the gain of 5.45% in hedged shares and 2.01% gain in unhedged shares. Markets rallied due to a mild moderation in inflation within the United States (US). Inflation was 8.2% […]
How the different asset classes have fared: (As at 31 October 2022) International Equities In stark contrast to the prior month, international equities moved upwards in October as markets hoped for some reprieve from central banks raising rates. Hedged equities returned 7.22% and unhedged equities returned 7.82% on the month. If central banks paused or […]