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Treasury warns on global recovery

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2003
Treasury has warned the global recovery might turn out to be more hype than substance, reinforcing the government's argument against a hefty hike in interest rates. Treasury's chief macroeconomic adviser Martin Parkinson said the global economy was ...

RBA says little to be gained by delaying rise in interest rates

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2003
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) said today there would have been little to be gained in delaying a rise in interest rates, given the stronger growth prospects both domestically and abroad. The RBA said in its November Statement on Monetary Policy ...

TGM announces restructuring

Brisbane-based global macro, currency and overlay manager, Tactical Global Management Limited (TGM), has announced a restructuring of operations and senior management positions. Malcolm Leigh, formerly chief executive officer of the group's London operation ...

Productivity Commission in housing affordability paper for first home buyers

The Productivity Commission has today announced that it had released an issues paper for its inquiry into housing affordability for first home buyers. "The Commission will be taking a close look at how housing markets operate and the reasons for the ...

FOMC to meet next week, unlikely to change interest rates: ICAP

The meeting next Tuesday by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will look to reassess the outlook for the US economy and adjust interest rates and the accompanying balance of risks statement accordingly. In its latest Weekly Insights by ICAP, its ...

SSGA announces Australian equity long/short fund

Expectations of continued low investment market returns have prompted State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) to launch a new $250 million Australian long/short equities fund. In announcing the new strategy, Bernard Reilly, managing director of SSGA, Australia ...

Moody's report assesses domestic LPT sector consolidation

... through property developments," said Terry Fanous, Moody's vice president/senior analyst and the report's author. At the macro-level, the intensity of consolidation has heightened event risk for the LPT sector, the report said. It is also raising the ...

Hedge funds underperform broader indices in March: Hennessee

... with a return of 8.2% during March, while the Pacific Rim index was the weakest performer, losing 1.67% over the month. The Macro Index followed with a loss of 1.25% as the same strategy that made it the best performer in February (long bonds/short equities ...

12 month Managed Futures Index returns at 38.63%: Tremont

... CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index for February. The returns are sharply higher than the Index's next best performing hedge fund, Global Macro, which returned 1.87% in February and 15.51% over the past year. Managed Futures are typically funds that can buy ...

Hedge fund performance falls 0.1% in February: VHFA

The Van Global Hedge Funds Index fell by 0.1 per cent in February as even the relative success of short selling, macro and distressed securities strategies failed to help the Index as a whole ensure a positive return. "Excluding the impact of funds ...