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Chief economist update: Gold 2000

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020

... the rationales for the continued ascent in gold prices were rational. Massive amounts of money printing are debasing currencies. When faith in the fiat currency is lost, hard commodities, especially gold, provide a safer haven. So much so that even central ...

Profound uncertainty remains: IMF

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020

... real activity suggests. "With few exceptions, the rise in sovereign spreads and the depreciation of emerging market currencies are smaller than what we saw during the global financial crisis. This is notable considering the larger scale of the shock ...

Currency-hedged ETFs gather pace

KANIKA SOOD | MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020

... [fund] for long-term of five years or more, the effects of currency wash out. Obviously you can't predict what currencies are going to do in five years, so most people like to have a foot in both camps with a 50-50 hedged and unhedged split," Higgins ...

Fundamentals return to the forefront in EM

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020

... for managers to achieve investment success at this critical time for EMD." They said they have a more neutral view on currencies and their view on interest rates has been raised to overweight. "We believe that interest rates appear fairly compelling ...

Emerging markets weather varied COVID-19 storms

ALLY SELBY | THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020

... poor currency performance, they said, with investors shunning risk assets during the COVID-19 crisis to short local currencies and hedge their holdings. "This has placed acute pressure on EM countries dependent upon capital inflows to fund current account ...

Chief economist update: Will emerging markets be first to emerge?

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020

... lockdown restrictions (notably, China) earlier than their developed country counterparts. Then again, emerging market currencies remain under pressure against the US dollar and this will persist for as long as financial markets remain volatile. The depreciation ...

Praemium adds Chi-X products

HARRISON WORLEY | MONDAY, 27 APR 2020

... platform (VMA), providing advisers with opportunities across a range of asset classes, including equities, indices, currencies, commodities and fixed income. Praemium chief executive Michael Ohanessian said it was important for advisers to have access ...

Boutique manager taps former Challenger executive

HARRISON WORLEY | FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020

... to "dynamically allocate long and short exposure across many liquid markets" within equities, bonds, commodities and currencies.

Pendal reports $3.9bn in outflows, slips below $100 bn

KANIKA SOOD | TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020

... Pendal's Australian business picked up about $4.2 billion in FX impact from lower Australian dollar against most major currencies, adding to the total FUM. Nearly all channels reported net outflows for the three months, across Australian and JO Hambro ...

Chief economist update: AUD depreciation no cure for coronavirus

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020

... (in terms of policy interest rates) that transpired in response to the GFC was aimed at cheapening their respective currencies to gain competitive advantage in the global markets. As any currency warrior would tell you, this is good for the domestic ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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