News & Updates

In our News & Updates section, we’ll keep you informed about what is happening at MeDirect Group. Through this section we also publish weekly market updates provided by well-established fund houses and other interesting financial reads. Make sure to visit often to keep yourself up to date.

 
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Exploring Mutual Funds – Total Return

In this week’s article we will have a look at the relationship between net asset value (NAV), yield, and total return. There are two main components of total return, Income or yield and capital appreciation, which are two ways how an investor in mutual funds can earn money.

Notes from the Trading Desk – Franklin Templeton

Last week global equities were weaker overall on what turned out to be a rather interesting week in terms of newsflow. The MSCI World Index finished down 1.5%, the S&P 500 Index was down 1.3%, the STOXX Europe 600 was down 1.2% and the MSCI Asia Pacific was down 2.3%. Headlines remain mixed as we progress towards some kind of loosening of the COVID-19 lockdowns.

BlackRock Commentary: Gauging the virus shock to economy

Global economic activity is being frozen to stem the coronavirus pandemic. Yet implications for asset prices will depend on the cumulative impact of the growth shortfall over time. BlackRock believe that policy actions to cushion the impact of virus shock are nothing short of a revolution.

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Exploring Mutual Funds – Net Asset Value

A mutual fund’s price is calculated as its net asset value, or NAV. The NAV for a given mutual fund is the price of its assets (with all of its liabilities subtracted) divided by the number of shares.

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