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US dominoes keep falling

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2008
Even though the bad news keeps coming for the US economy, the real economy is holding up remarkably well, perhaps too well. Ben Bernanke yesterday told US Congress that economic conditions are getting worse as the sub-prime contagion spreads from the ...

Fortune favours the prudent

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2008
As investors are left picking up the pieces from the recent share market and credit crash, some industry figures believe the answer lies in investors' ability to find a balance between investing with a long-term perspective, and making decisions quickly. ...

Marsupials and the money market

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2008
US-Aust interest rate differentials are now at a four year and almost all time high after this morning's US rate rise, putting even more pressure on central banks around the world to follow suit irrespective of local fundamentals. The US rate drop to ...

Asia's de-coupling is on track

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
Despite a 25 per cent drop in the MSCI Emerging Asia Index since last October, there's growing evidence that the region has de-coupled sufficiently from the US economy not to follow it into what could be a deeper recession than 2001. While exports and ...

New partner for First Quadrant

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2008
First Quadrant, an investment management firm specialising in active equity management and global macro strategies, has appointed Jia Ye as a new partner in the company. Ye, who currently holds the position of chief investment strategist, will remain ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2008
... decade, saying the United States has historically outperformed when leading economic indicators fall "because the speed of macro and corporate policy response is best there." LONDON - Britain's leading share index snapped a three-day losing run to close ...

When a lift in unemployment is good news

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2007
An economy moving to full employment has big implications for economic policy and how we should read the macro indicators. In a major speech to the NSW Economic Society this week, Dr Steven Kennedy from the Commonwealth Treasury said while the most ...

FF appoints investment director

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2007
... will be responsible for research and the management of fixed interest and non-equity alternatives portfolio, which includes macro hedge funds and currency strategies.

First Quadrant launches fund for all seasons

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2007
US-based investment manager First Quadrant has launched Global Macro Trust, which aims to generate returns for institutional investors regardless of market direction. Max Darnell, chief investment officer at First Quadrant, said the global macro return ...

Tyndall/Suncorp to merge fixed interest teams

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2007
... Tyndall/Suncorp will merge their two separate fixed income teams next quarter and increase staff numbers at their global macro team over the next year as part of a broader growth strategy, according to managing director Brett Himbury. Himbury said the ...