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Currency hedging key to international returns

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2007
New research from nabCapital suggests currency hedging, more than investment strategy selection, is the key to generating high returns in international equities. Donald Hellyer, managing director and head of insurance and fund manager relations at nabCapital ...

Dollar for dollar

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2007
Despite the doom and gloom coming from the mouths of former Fed Chief Alan Greenspan and Federal Reserve officials, Wall Street's record-breaking performance overnight jettisoned the Australian share market into uncharted territory at today's open. ...

Sub-prime currency fall-out

SUZY MAC IS ON LEAVE  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2007
With central banks lowering official interest rates in response to sub-prime induced credit crunches rather than due to fundamental parameters, we could be in for some unpredictable currency movements. This week the US Federal Reserve slashed their ...

Rate hike to launch dollar?

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2007
Higher inflation has proved too hot to handle for the Reserve Bank board who increased the cash rate by 25 basis points to 6.5 per cent - our highest cash rate since November 1996. Reserve Bank Governor, Glenn Stevens, highlighted that economic conditions ...

Super returns climb back driven by global shares, property

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2007
Improving international equities and property markets have helped super funds recover their returns to an average 12.2 per cent for the year to end April, up from 10 per cent as at end March, according to SelectingSuper. In the latest SelectingSuper ...

Hedge funds expect more USD rallies: Greenwich-Van

Recent volatility in the S&P 500 and in global currency markets has made hedge fund managers even more upbeat about the USD. According to the Greenwich-Van Macro Sentiment Index, the proportion of hedge fund managers upbeat on the USD has jumped from ...

Australian consumption spending now top 5 in the region

Visa Australia says Australian consumption expenditure will top $1.4 trillion this year, following last year's level of $1.3 trillion. If Australia reaches its $1.4 trillion in consumption expenditure, it will be in the top five spenders in the Asia ...

World markets getting risk averse: State Street

Global markets have tipped the scales during October to be more risk averse, after a very buoyant September. Ryan Shea, vice president and senior market strategist at State Street Global Markets, says, "Something changed in October and investors became ...

Gold bull market set to continue: Baker Steel

The bull market for gold is moving to a new level while gold is actually the best performing currency. David Baker, co-founder of gold specialist manager Baker Steel Capital Managers, speaking at the Select Asset Management hedge funds forum this week ...

Australian financial services globally competitive: Axiss

Axiss Australia has just released its latest benchmark report highlighting Australia as a globally competitive and attractive financial services centre while also being named the World's most resilient economy for the fourth consecutive year. Axiss ...