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A tale of two currencies

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2007
... plus Australian's trend toward shopping rather than saving, is doubtless a growing worry for the RBA. Worrying still is the macro economic flow-on from interest rate moves and currency spikes. The stronger the dollar, the cheaper imported goods become ...

ING IM tailored to suit

... Siegloff, currently director in asset allocation and investment strategy will take on the new role of chief investment officer, macro and implementation. He will continue to head tactical asset allocation but will also be in charge of a new area called ...

Rate reprieve scratch during Cup Carnival?

MICHELLE BALTAZAR AND SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2007
Worse-than-expected CPI figures could crash the Melbourne Cup Carnival, while the Aussie dollar dances to the beat of the rate hike speculation. The trimmed mean consumer price index (CPI) figure rose to 0.9 per cent in the September quarter and consensus ...

Credit crunch driving recession fears

SUZY MAC IS ON LEAVE  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2007
... interest worries will be what the Reserve Bank intends doing with their official interest rates. The bigger problem however is macro-economic. If wholesale bond investors continue to sit on the liquidity injection that the US Federal Reserve pumped into ...

Suncorp and Tyndall outline team restructure

... newly created role of head of investment strategy and operations. "Another newly created role is that of head of global macro solutions, and Mr Simon O'Grady will take up this role. Simon and his Brisbane-based team will be responsible for building on ...

BT chief Coombe explains spin-off

... different." The new business will be divided into four teams, the same as the divisions that currently exist namely the income, macro, equity and multi-strategies teams. What would change is that these divisions will operate as boutiques within the enlarged ...

Magellan puts money where its mouth is

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2007
Magellan Financial Group has launched two unique retail funds that only pay performance fees when returns exceed both a relative market benchmark and 10 year Australian Government Bond yields. The high conviction Global Fund is a market-uncorrelated ...

Election looms over investment markets

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2007
The upcoming Federal election could generate market uncertainty but with the two major parties' having similar broader macroeconomic policies, it's unlikely any market jitters will last. In a discussion paper on a possible election back-lash on the ...

Fin services not delivering

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2007
Ten years after the Wallis financial system inquiry, the industry has failed to deliver on its promise and continues to lag the rest of the economy while it has also become an export failure, highlighting that the inquiry really delivered very few tangible ...

Tolhurst appoints new economist/strategist

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2007
... both the retail and institutional sectors and will see him work with advisers to provide growth strategy, focusing on the macro side, as well as reporting on the effects of various economic developments. His background includes many years covering major ...