Not exact matches
Citigroup said the sharp rise
in stock trading revenue was a byproduct of
increased market volatility in equity markets.
U.S. asset managers and custody banks could face difficulty
in lifting profit margins if the ongoing
market volatility increases the
equity risk premium.
During the quarter,
Equities operated
in an environment characterized by a significant decline
in global
equity markets and a sharp
increase in volatility levels.
In the December quarter, however, we modestly
increased the
equity allocation as short - term
market volatility afforded us opportunities to establish new positions.
«Stock
markets are historically sensitive to uncertainty, and looming continual rate
increases along with a contentious presidential election cycle [could] create a fair amount of
volatility in the U.S.
equity markets for 2016,» Cousino says.
Equity market volatility has
increased from the very low levels of last year, partly because of concerns about the direction of international trade policy
in the United States.
For example, if you have a very high tolerance for risk — perhaps you have a spouse with a full pension so you're less concerned about stock
market volatility — you might
increase the level of
equity you hold
in your retirement savings.
Despite the marked
increase in volatility in US
equity markets, global
equities, as measured by the MSCI ACWI Index, fared slightly worse than the S&P 500, returning -0.96 % for the quarter.
Global and international
equity market indices (
in local currency) moved higher
in the 4th quarter despite
increasing equity market volatility caused
in part by the continued rapid decline
in oil prices.
While
equity market volatility certainly
increased around year - end and has carried over into the New Year, global
equity markets aside from a few
market segments (oil & gas, mining, certain emerging
markets) remain fairly to fully valued, and
in some instances overvalued from our perspective.
The wild price swings,
increased volatility and selling volume all illustrate the unease and uncertainty with which the
market has had
in trying to reprice
equities commensurate with the risks associated with Europe, China, etc...
The strategy clearly under - performed
in the early years of the test but has done very well since 2007, coinciding with
increased equity market volatility.
In an effort to produce a portfolio with potential for outperformance and lower volatility, I used Morningstar CPMS *, which comprises of about 98 % of the investible market cap of stocks in Canada, to create an equity strategy that picks stocks with a history of increasing dividends and also have a low bet
In an effort to produce a portfolio with potential for outperformance and lower
volatility, I used Morningstar CPMS *, which comprises of about 98 % of the investible
market cap of stocks
in Canada, to create an equity strategy that picks stocks with a history of increasing dividends and also have a low bet
in Canada, to create an
equity strategy that picks stocks with a history of
increasing dividends and also have a low beta.
Investors experienced a significant
increase in equity market volatility, both domestically and globally,
in the second half of 2015, with a near doubling of intraday stock
market volatility in August and September
in the United States.