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Hedging strategies protecting members' assets: NAB

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... bank to provide this service, while 15% look to an independent provider. NAB director of fixed income currencies and commodities Emma Lawson said: "The environment in which funds operate is evolving quickly, incorporating more regulation, policy changes ...

Warne flags executive reshuffle at Macquarie AGM

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
... the executive committee. As above, these changes follow Macquarie merging Macquarie Securities Group (MSG) and the Commodities and Financial Markets Group (CFM) in November, creating the Commodities and Global Markets Group (CGM). MSG head Stevan Vrcelj ...

New super product for investment savvy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
... invest in the top 500 ASX-listed securities; listed Australian shares; exchange-traded funds (ETFs); exchange-traded commodities; hybrid securities and bonds; listed investment companies (LICs); real estate investment trusts (REITs); managed funds registered ...

Macquarie leads alternatives pack

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
... 17%), private equity funds of funds (12%), illiquid credit (9%), funds of hedge funds (6%), infrastructure (4%) and commodities (1%). Illiquid credit experienced the strongest growth with AUM doubling to US$360 billion. Conversely, direct hedge fund ...

Reflation narrative lacks substance: MFS

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
... sticky or persistent," he said. Adams attributed the growth of the reflation narrative to China's response to the commodities cycle from mid-2014 to Q1 2016. "There was this period of volatility that clearly impacted the Chinese economy, and what they ...

Expansions maintained despite dashed expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2017
... inflation dipped to a seven-month low, easing especially markedly in the manufacturing sector due to lower prices for many commodities, notably oil. However, with supplier delivery delays worsening to the greatest extent for just over six years, the ...

ETP demand grows, fees stable

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2017
... active during the period with 72 products launched, followed by Australian equities with 46, fixed interest with 17 and commodities with 11.

Super assets hit $2.3 trillion

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
... income (20.6%) and cash (12.1%). Property and infrastructure (13.3%) and other assets in the form of hedge funds and commodities (3.8%) made up the remaining investments.

Latin America on institutional investment radar

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
... countries have reformed their energy sectors and rules of competition. Columbia did the same for telecommunications before commodities fell in more recent times. Asenjo said Chile is the biggest producer of copper in the region and the manager also like's ...

Which part of the elephant are you holding?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
... Commodity Total Return Index is down 7.8% this year to date - runs opposite the World Bank's optimistic outlook on commodities. This would have negative implications for Australia's external trade accounts. Below are the World Bank's predictions in its ...