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ANZ appoints acting global markets MD

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015
... moved into the position following Steve Bellotti's departure. Listorti is currently global co-head of fixed income, currencies and commodities, and is based in Singapore. Before ANZ, Listorti was global head of fixed income currencies and commodities ...

Paris adds to the "why nots" for a December lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
... speculations first surfaced). In any case, renewed lift-off speculations have again lifted the US dollar. Against major currencies, the greenback has surged to its highest level since 2004. Now think what that this dearer currency implies for commodity ...

Super funds predict Aussie dollar fall

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015
... significant rise in FX exposure to international equities and emerging markets. NAB executive general manager fixed income, currencies and commodities, Drew Bradford, said the decline in the Australian dollar had brought about a renewed emphasis on adaptability ...

Australia back on the radar for international capital

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... stabilisation in the currency here after the Fed hikes. The world's been expecting the US dollar to go up and other currencies to go down and when they look at Australia they may think the currency has bottomed and that could be enough to get them interested ...

ASIC sets up special robo-advice taskforce

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... what it calls "digital disruption." They are: market place lending, robo-advice, crowd-sourced equity funding, digital currencies, blockchain and cyber resilience. "As a pro-active and forward-looking regulator, we are also taking steps to help industry ...

Hotel California

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2015
... problem is a dovish statement from the Fed could weaken the US dollar - i.e. strengthen the euro and the yen and other currencies - necessitating even more stimulus from other central banks and then we go round and round "like a circle in a spiral, like ...

Christmas in October

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015
... liberalisation - one of the IMF's pre-conditions in including the yuan in its SDR (Special Drawing Rights) basket of currencies. I'll give what they're giving. The ECB and the PBOC's latest moves could encourage the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to follow suit ...

FEATURE: Investing in a world on hold

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... Craig's views but thinks the process has already started. "This volatility in markets globally, be it equities, bonds, currencies or commodities should have come as no surprise given that a period of central bank policy divergence is approaching." Allen ...

SQM gives high marks to William Blair fund

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
... received this rating from SQM as we believe this Fund offers Australian investors access to broader global markets and currencies that have the potential to benefit from favourable geopolitical macro themes that may not be accessible via purely Australian ...

Reversal of fortunes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
... lift-off." The yuan devaluation is borne of this because of its peg to the US dollar. As the greenback climbs against other currencies, so too is the yuan - making "Made in China" exports less competitive, slowing down their economy. The flow of funds ...