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Fed's pause becomes the ECB's problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
... December 2018 FOMC meeting). What's more, the likelihood of a rate cut at its 19 January meeting (based on fed funds futures trading) has increased to 17.7% (from 14.4% a month ago) while the chances of a rate hike to 2.50%-2.75% declined to 16.4% from ...

IRESS lead moves to Chi-X

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
Chi-X has snapped up IRESS's head of institutional and online trading services as it builds its team. Adrian Fyffe was appointed to the role of business development executive at Chi-X just before the holidays. He has over 10 years of experience ...

Fed steady with a slight chance of a rate cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
... inflation pressures, the Committee could afford to be patient about further policy firming." How patient? Fed funds futures trading shows that US interest rates would remain unchanged through to the end of 2019 - with a small chance that the Fed could ...

Saxo chief departs for BT

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 7 JAN 2019
... well in his new role." In May last year, Saxo created a new market strategist role in Australia, to help its global sales trading team understand the inner workings of Australian markets. The role was filled by former JB Markets securities and derivatives ...

HSBC appoints wealth leader

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 20 DEC 2018
... indicated Power's role would see her assume responsibilities for the bank's foreign exchange and online share trading capabilities. According to HSBC, the functions are critical in serving its global customers, who often have financial interests ...

Shareholders put NAB board in the hot seat

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
... there was something "amiss" in the way the board ran the bank, as reflected in failed ventures in the UK and the share trading scandal among other examples. The shareholder, who has been a NAB customer for about 50 years, went on to describe the leaders ...

Final call for 2019 Chief Economists Forum

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
... Taylor said three of these economic factors are global and two are more geographically specific. The obvious factor is EM trading against the US dollar. The second factor is the US interest rate cycle. "We've got [potentially] four rate hikes between ...

Former Paradice managers launch LIT

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
... structure change were covered from Ophir's reserves, not passed on the investors. On the question of a LIT potentially not trading at its fair value, Mitchell said the boutique will have standing on-market buybacks. No additional capital was raised ...

Chief economist update: So much Brexit uncertainty, so little time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
... a potential no-confidence vote as an increasing number of Tories are trying to oust her (Reuters, the Times). Sterling trading at 20-month lows amid the rising Brexit uncertainty as PM May faces difficulties to sell the agreement to a hostile Parliament ...

FIIG turns to institutional market

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
... intermediaries, such as the banks. This is particularly the case in the current market as we are seeing reduced capital allocated to trading and lower headcount in the sector," he said. "We see a significant opportunity to fill this void and satisfy ...