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Hedging strategies protecting members' assets: NAB

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
Superannuation funds are strategically using foreign exchange management to combat rapidly changing regulatory and market conditions and to protect members' assets, research from NAB shows. The annual superannuation FX hedging survey found a majority ...

The problem with currency extrapolation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2017
... decline from 89.36 in February to 79.36 in mid-June; and China's economy were showing signs of slowing, it's foreign exchange reserves dwindling and its credit ratings downgraded by Moody's in late May. Just as rational when the A$ was predicted to head ...

Good goings-on in China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2017
... stable. Capital outflows have halted in recent months, underscored by the gentle but consistent increase China's foreign exchange reserves - up for the fourth straight month to US$3.05 trillion in May - the Chinese currency and the stock market. The ...

JB Financial enters buyout mode

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017
... market-leading position in bonds and bank bills, and will open up multiple opportunities to expand our important foreign exchange trading division as well." Finally, the company is looking to acquire "specific assets" in the retail currency exchange ...

Northern Trust names Sydney head

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2017
... have seen the office expand across our capital markets business from brokerage to include securities lending and foreign exchange services. We are complementing these additional capabilities by building a local client servicing and sales team in Sydney ...

ASIC cancels AFSL, bans former executives and fund managers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
The AFSL of an international foreign exchange brokerage service provider was cancelled by ASIC for non-compliance. The Australian arm of Gallop International was found to have repeatedly failed to comply with the conditions of its licence and its obligations ...

Moody's downgraded and upgraded China's ratings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017
... capital outflows that would put downward pressure on the Chinese yuan that, in turn, would reduce the country's foreign exchange reserves; then there's the higher interest rates on foreign borrowing due to the lowered credit rating that would flow onto ...

Macquarie to pay $2m following ASIC probe

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2017
... a community benefit payment of $2 million, following the regulator's investigation into the bank's wholesale foreign exchange business. ASIC determined that on multiple occasions between 2008 and 2013, Macquarie employees disclosed confidential details ...

Family office manager expands

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
... multi-strategy macro discretionary hedge fund, where he managed global investments across credit, equities and foreign exchange. Prior to this, Paul was part of the fundamental investment group at UBS for six years, investing as a multi-strategy hedge ...

Citi boosts wealth team

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017
... Citi's high net worth investors. He has held numerous other positions at Citi since 2001, including roles in foreign exchange options and fixed income. Elsa Ouattara joined in December as a fixed income manager; before that, she was a fixed income and ...