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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 ...

Chief economist update: China's beef with Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... the industry and the ancillary sectors that service the industry. China's trade ban/boycott could expand to other commodity and services - education and tourism - exports should Beijing's beef with Canberra persist. Sadly, Australia would hurt ...

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

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... face a health crisis, severe external demand shock, dramatic tightening in global financial conditions, and a plunge in commodity prices, which will have a severe impact on economic activity in commodity exporters. Overall, the group of emerging market ...