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Saxo cuts trading costs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2021
... the price reduction, Saxo is offering a cost saving on foreign exchange conversion fees if investors use its foreign currency account. "Despite new entrants offering zero commission in the market, Saxo will still be one of the best priced brokers for ...

Custody assets reach new heights

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2021
... investors, compared to an increase of only 7% for assets held onshore. While part of this differential is the result of currency valuation changes, it also reflects the long-term trend of institutional investors seeking returns beyond Australia," Brown ...

Bitcoin fund hires from IFM

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021
... Unity. He has experience in the world of cryptocurrency too, having been general counsel for Huobi Australia, a digital currency exchange. "We've always had the strong belief that regulation is absolutely necessary for our industry to continue to strive ...

Vision Super seeds emerging market debt fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2021
... investment officer Michael Wyrsch said. The fund also hedges 100% of the US dollar exposure while leaving active local currency exposures unhedged versus the Australian dollar. This results in investors benefiting from the Australian dollar's positive ...

Pendal FUM up $5bn

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021
... quarter, after outflows of $0.7 billion. The fund manager's June end FUM stood at $106.7 billion, as higher markets and currency impact added $5 billion over the previous quarter. Net outflows of $0.7 billion were mostly from lower margin cash after ...

Cbus hires from APRA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021
... markets and portfolio execution, and its quantitative solutions teams. "Mark brings particularly strong expertise in currency, asset allocation process design, risk management, and overlay management. Alongside extensive experience in investments strategy ...

Australia among the richest nations

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2021
... that countries would not record large increases in household wealth. However, the confluence of rising asset prices and currency appreciation proved to be the opposite. Over the period, Belgium and Sweden gained more than $66,290 (US$50,000), while Germany ...

ClearBridge launches unhedged fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2021
... retail investors who demanded greater choice and flexibility to invest in our funds and traditionally manage their own currency risk," ClearBridge Investments portfolio manager Charles Hamieh said. The top five stock holdings are Atlas Arteria, Exelon ...

Chief economist update: Anchoring the recovery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
... were ECB president Christine Lagarde's answers to an interview with 'Politico' asking how long the single-currency region's fiscal and monetary policy support would remain in place. This comes four days after the European Central Bank ...

State Street launches dedicated crypto, blockchain business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
... Digital builds on State Street's existing digital capabilities, expanded to include cryptocurrency, central bank digital currency, blockchain and tokenisation. The new business will be led by Nadine Chakar, currently head of global markets. As such ...