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Fake pastor herds believers into Ponzi scheme

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... that could make them a target for these kinds of scams. Criminal charges have also been filed in this matter and the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has filed a civil action. The SEC wants return of ill-gotten gains to the misled investors with ...

Pension funds apply pressure on climate change

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... Reserve, Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Federal Insurance Office, Federal Housing Finance Agency, Financial Stability Oversight Council ...

Financial services jobs show signs of recovery

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... strongest performing sector was mining, construction and utilities, reporting a decline of just 3.2% over the quarter with commodity prices and demand remaining strong," Parker said. "Opportunities in healthcare and public administration and safety also ...

CFS drops fees on external fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
... effect June 8. The strategy uses trend-following systems with exposure to 230 of the most liquid global financial and commodity futures, currency forwards and (through an unlisted unit trust) other derivative contracts. The class A returned 2.04% in ...

Chief economist update: Good as gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has affected lives, livelihood and financial markets around the world. Commodity markets were no exception. S&P GSCI commodity price index dropped by 48.7% to a 17-year low of 228.24 points in April from this year's high ...

Profound uncertainty remains: IMF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
... and fiscal support across the globe, aggregate demand remains subdued and is weighing on inflation, alongside lower commodity prices. Additionally, the world is starting to see a "striking divergence" of financial markets from the real economy, with ...

Global ETF leaders push for reform

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... an exchange traded note, which is really a debt security issued by a corporate entity or an ETC, an exchange traded commodity, which could be physical or synthetic, again [these have] very different risk profiles, and also very different investment objectives," ...

Chief economist update: Australia needs China more than it needs us

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
... the date cause it's my birthday), and is now preparing to wreak havoc on thermal coal - Australia's second top commodity export. Next stop iron ore, Australia's top export... and then tourism... and then education... and then... The coronavirus ...

Chief economist update: Easing restrictions narrow oil demand-supply equation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
... 32.84/barrel. This is affirmed by the International Energy Agency's (IEA) upgraded 2020 demand forecast for the commodity from a decline of 9.3 mb/d to a smaller contraction of 8.6 mb/d. At the same time", it said: "Global oil supply is set to fall ...

Hedge funds rally in April, but YTD still bleed red

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... equity funds are still in the red YTD, at -9.13%, but origination & financing funds are at +3.21% returns YTD," it said. Commodity-focused funds barely made positive returns in April, eVestment said, returning 0.32% during the month. However, they are ...