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Limbo of uncertainty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
... (RBA) cut in the official cash rate to a record low 2.75% (7 May) gave domestic investors a warm glow. The RBA and the currency are now both working to provide succour to the domestic economy. Yippee-ki-yay! Too, no one ever thought of calculating the ...

Gold headed to $3k an ounce says ETF pioneer

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... reversal of that printing of money? If it doesn't get reversed, the only thing that can happen is the debasement of the currency, and history shows that." He said that as interest rates rise, budget deficits are going to feel the pressure. He suggested ...

Self-education cap to harm senior workers

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... experienced skilled professionals. "Older Australians are encouraged by ministers and bureaucratic advisers to maintain the currency of their skills but this proposal quite simply devalues that advice and plays right into the kind of attitudes that result ...

Former Perpetual exec to head Market Vectors

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... traded products worldwide spanning international markets, commodities, emerging markets, global equities, fixed income and currency sectors. As of 31 May 2013, Market Vectors managed total assets of US$23.7 billion.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... cent to 15,677 points. The euro rose to $US1.2840 from $US1.2781 late in New York on Tuesday, when the European single currency hit a three-month low point at $US1.2755. HONG KONG - Asian markets ended mixed, with Japanese shares hit by a pick-up in ...

SMSFs urged to consider transparent alternatives to managed funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013
... open a $US account," McIlroy said. 'After trading, the investor will have to wait for the contract note in the original currency and another settlement note when the conversion goes through. That paperwork must then go to the administrator or to the ...

SSgA launches hedged international equities ETF

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
... who are trying to achieve diversification, it is challenging enough without the added complexity of guessing where the currency is heading," she added. Skelly continued: "Australian investors now have another significant building block to help them construct ...

State Street exec jumps ship to Citi

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
... management and pension services. Gurkhi will be responsible for the management of portfolio transitions, derivative overlays, currency overlays, interim equity portfolios and other portfolio related solutions for asset owners in Australia and Asia. "Having ...

The others

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
... Croatia pushing through with its application to join the euro club. Croatia has become the 28th member of the single currency area last night. It's the same in that other European country, the UK. The country's manufacturing PMI surged to 52.5 in June ...

Morphic receives Lonsec approval

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2013
... which it models and researches. The fund also uses futures and ETFs to achieve diversification and manage risk, with currency treated as a separate asset class and managed actively to reduce risk and protect capital. "This is a vital stage in the development ...