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Returns failed to keep pace due to our strategy of using options to manage the volatility of the portfolio in an attempt to deliver smoother long-term returns. .. Read full article.
- October 15, 2012 3rd Quarter 2012 Commentary - ASTON/Barings International Fund
It was a good quarter for international equity markets as the Fund’s broad market MSCI EAFE Index benchmark rose 6.9%. .. Read full article.
- October 12, 2012 3rd Quarter 2012 Commentary - ASTON/Veredus Select Growth Fund
Although the market has shown remarkable resiliency, the problems facing global economies are very real. .. Read full article.
- October 12, 2012 3rd Quarter 2012 Commentary - ASTON/Veredus Small Cap Fund
Although the market has shown remarkable resiliency, the problems facing global economies are very real. .. Read full article.
- October 5, 2012 3rd Quarter 2012 Commentary - ASTON/Herndon Large Cap Value
Despite a strong opening to the period in July and August, the Fund .. Read full article.
Stocks posted decent gains overall during the third quarter despite a worsening trend in economic data. For the third summer in a row, the U.S. economy hit a soft patch. .. Read full article.
The Fund did not perform as well as we would have expected during a quarter in which the market declined significantly amid much volatility. .. Read full article.
After consecutive double-digit quarterly increases that had investors collectively breathing a sigh of relief, equities took a step backward during the second quarter of 2012. .. Read full article.
U.S. economic growth remained positive but slowed markedly during the second quarter as the benefit of favorable weather faded, government spending declined, and international economies—particularly Europe—softened. .. Read full article.
Global equities turned volatile and negative during the second quarter, erasing nearly half of the double-digit gains earned through the first three months of the year. .. Read full article.
After an optimistic start to the year fueled by the latest quantitative easing maneuvers of the US Federal Reserve and other central banks worldwide, capital markets pulled back sharply during the second quarter. .. Read full article.
Investor confidence diminished during the second quarter as renewed fears concerning the eurozone crisis led to a retreat in overseas equity markets. .. Read full article.
Events in Europe continued to control the headlines during the second quarter, but it was data showing the U.S. economy still struggling to gain momentum that weighed heavily on domestic markets. .. Read full article.
High-quality versus low-quality trends were mixed during the quarter, but investors showed a clear preference for U.S.-oriented companies given concerns about Europe and signs of a slowing Chinese economy. .. Read full article.
Macroeconomic Uncertainty
Following a strong first quarter, equity markets again fell back on concerns about the financial stability of the euro zone and slower economic growth. .. Read full article.International equity markets had a poor quarter, with the Fund’s MSCI EAFE Index benchmark dropping more than 7%. Every region in the index fell in absolute terms, with .. Read full article.
- July 19, 2012 2nd Quarter 2012 Commentary - ASTON/TAMRO Small Cap Fund
The Sloth Recovery
After a strong first quarter that saw double-digit stock market returns and hope for a faster growing domestic economy, reality set in during the second quarter .. Read full article. The Sloth Recovery
After a strong first quarter that saw double-digit stock market returns and hope for a faster growing domestic economy, reality set in during the second quarter .. Read full article.Performance of the stock market during the second quarter was driven largely by macroeconomic news as concerns over weak U.S. jobs data, European sovereign woes, and a slowdown in China all contributed to a weak market. The quarter saw investors .. Read full article.
After consecutive double-digit quarterly increases that had investors collectively breathing a sigh of relief, equities took a step backward during the second quarter of 2012. It seems that many of .. Read full article.
“Risk On”/”Risk Off”
After rising steadily throughout the first quarter, domestic equities (as represented by the S&P 500 Index) faced increasing downward pressure throughout April and May due to an about-face in investor sentiment before rebounding in late June. .. Read full article.Stocks Finish Lower Despite Late Quarter Surge
Following a near record first quarter performance, the broad market S&P 500 Index declined 10% from April through May as investors responded to the spreading financial crisis in Europe and a marked slowdown in global economic growth. .. Read full article.
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