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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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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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How Is Indexing Informing Income Seekers?
S&P DJI’s Jason Ye and Altere Financial’s Andy Sharp join Nadine Blayney at Ausbiz to discuss how some advisors are using indices to help inform income-seeking clients as they plan for the future.
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Exploring Dividends Down Under
What’s driving demand for index-based access to dividends in Australia? S&P DJI’s Jason Ye surveys the dividend landscape in the Australian market and examines how market participants are using indices in the search for yield.
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Analyzing Active in Australia: Lessons from the SPIVA Australia Mid-Year 2023 Scorecard
Since 2013, our SPIVA® Australia Scorecards have shown that the majority of actively managed Australian equity funds have typically underperformed the S&P/ASX 200. According to the recently published SPIVA Australia Mid-Year 2023 Scorecard, 55% of Australian Equity General fund managers lagged the S&P/ASX 200 in the first half of 2023. Results for some fund categories…
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S&P/ASX All Technology Index Boosted by Tech Turnaround
Following a poor 2022, the Information Technology sector has proven itself to be the outstanding performer in Australian equities in 2023. Despite rising interest rates, higher bond yields and weakening consumer confidence, market participants have still seen value in the Tech sector thus far in 2023. Tech’s turnaround has benefited the S&P/ASX All Technology Index,…
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Connecting the S&P/ASX 200 to U.S. Equity Icons
Many market participants have a “home bias,” typically having larger exposures to domestic securities than would be determined by their representation in the global opportunity set. Australia is no exception: compared to Australia’s 2% weight in the S&P Global BMI, Australian investors allocated an estimated 49% of their total equity allocation to domestic stocks at…
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