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Opening the Curtains on S&P/ASX Index Rebalances
For over 25 years, S&P Dow Jones Indices announced only which companies were added or removed from the S&P/ASX index hierarchy, without any further information. The March 2026 launch of the S&P/ASX Stock Selection Data Product allows market participants and index users to examine the underlying factors of the rebalances for these indices for the…
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Australian Small Caps Advance amid Higher Gold Prices
The third quarter of 2025 was notable for a number of market milestones. There were 12 days when the S&P/ASX 200 reached a new all-time high at market close. The movements of the flagship market index and new highs were widely reported; however, lesser known is the outperformance of the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries compared to…
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Upcoming Enhancements to Modernize the S&P/ASX Index Series
Since the launch of the S&P/ASX Index Series, the Australian capital market has evolved considerably. Instead of calling or faxing a stockbroker, market participants today can instantly trade stocks, ETFs, options and futures contracts with much shorter settlement times by tapping a screen in the palm of their hand. As financial markets develop, index methodologies…
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Leveraging SPIVA Insights: A Practitioner’s Guide
How are financial advisors putting SPIVA data to work to help clients achieve their goals? S&P DJI’s Sue Lee joins Thriving Wealth’s John Cachia to dive into the most recent SPIVA Australia Scorecard and its practical applications for market participants.
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Tariff Turmoil Shines Spotlight on S&P/ASX Geographic Revenue Exposure Indices
With the surprisingly widespread U.S. tariff hikes announced by President Trump in early April, the geographic source of corporate revenues is coming under the spotlight, as reciprocal trade agreements are being redrawn globally. The resulting volatility of share prices following Trump’s April 2 “Liberation Day” speech is not surprising, given the globalization and interconnectedness of…
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Indexing Covered Calls for Insurance
How can an emphasis on rules-based predictability provide greater clarity in risk and return assessment? In an interview with Insurance Asia News, S&P DJI’s Priscilla Luk explores how an index-based approach to covered calls may help insurance companies to mitigate the impact of market volatility.
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A Window on S&P/ASX Index Liquidity
Over the years, the accumulation of assets and trading volumes across index-linked products such as futures, options and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) has led to a trading ecosystem associated with major market indices. Index arbitrageurs and market makers trade different products tracking the same index, keeping their prices sufficiently close to the underlying index. Other market…
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Contributions across Multiple Sectors as the S&P/ASX All Technology Index Outperforms
As well-known technology giants continue to make headlines globally, acquiring monikers such as FAANG and the Magnificent 7, there are smaller (yet no less innovative) Australian-listed companies across a range of sectors that are at the forefront of fast-paced technology advancements such as AI and digital transformation. The S&P/ASX All Technology Index outperformed all Australian…
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The S&P/ASX Index for “Larger,” More Liquid Small Caps
What would you get if you carved out the 100 smallest companies in the S&P/ASX 200 into their own index? You’d have the S&P/ASX 200 Ex-S&P/ASX 100 Index. Alternatively, you’d have also segmented the largest 100 companies in the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries. Companies listed on the ASX are grouped into broad market, large-, mid- and…
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Australian Mid Caps: A Sweet Spot for Diversification and Historical Outperformance
The S&P/ASX MidCap 50 was up 5.35% in February, outperforming the S&P/ASX 50—which posted 0.25%—by more than 5%. This was the largest relative outperformance of the mid-cap segment compared to large caps in a single month since October 2008. A closer look at Australian mid caps, as measured by the S&P/ASX MidCap 50, shows the…
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