Volatility has died down since the dramatic spike witnessed in February 2018, but a return to near-historic lows should raise eyebrows among investors. The S&P/ASX 200 VIX Index, a measure of implied volatility in the Australian share market, closed last week at 9.79 points, falling back below double-digits and a far cry from February’s high […]
In the wake of Facebook’s plummeting share price, there has been much talk of the so-called FAANG shares and their earnings performance. But investors should not be misled by the market’s bucket mentality, which has a tendency to group together certain stocks, often for superficial reasons. The recent round of earnings announcements shows that the […]
One of the issues Lonsec has discussed within our investment committee process is the potential rise in market volatility and what it means for portfolios. Our view is that volatility is on the rise and that the likelihood of downside risk has increased. There are various ways of incorporating such views within the context of […]
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