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How noise impacts trading performance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021
... COVID was out there, but the markets didn't think it was a big deal, and volatility was low," Doran said. "The financial markets during the first two months of 2020 were still in a low volatility market regime - a long-term, persistent state where markets ...

Chief economist update: RBA cash rate on ice until 2024

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021
... parameters of the government bond purchase program; and the rate of zero per cent on Exchange Settlement balances". Financial markets expected as much. This is because the Australian central bank has already provided forward guidance at its May meeting ...

ASX deputy chief executive resigns

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2021
... investor Motive Partners as an industry partner. "Peter has made a significant contribution to Australia's financial markets over many years, first at SFE and then ASX, including the past 11 years as [deputy chief executive]," ASX managing director ...

Macquarie Securities slapped with $126k fine

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2021
... tapped MSA to act on its behalf as its broker for an on-market buyback. MSA conducted the buy-back across three financial markets: the ASX, Chi-X and the dark market being ASX Centre Point (ASXC). The MDP raised concerns over the purchase of 1.2 million ...

More super funds make climate commitments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021
... as the initiative progressively moves from an initial focus on investors to being opened to all actors across financial markets over the next few years. "End-of-decade goals to reduce emissions have come into sharp focus with new commitments emerging ...

Chief economist update: Inflation scare

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021
Wall Street's down! All four US benchmark equity indices dropped overnight - the Dow by 1.99; the S&P 500 by 2.1%; the Nasdaq composite by 2.7%; and the Russell 2000 by 3.3%. The yield on 10-year US bonds increased to 1.70% from 1.62% the day before. ...

Chief economist update: Did the BOE just announce taper?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
... 2021. As envisaged since the announcement of the programme in November 2020 and consistent with developments in financial markets since then, the pace of these continuing purchases could now be slowed somewhat." The central bank will slow bond purchases ...

State Street to track Bitcoin

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
... State Street has launched a new Bitcoin Thematic Indicator to track the impact of Bitcoin on more traditional financial markets. The new State Street MediaStats Bitcoin Thematic Indicator series will quantify media coverage of Bitcoin, measure the intensity ...

Chief economist update: The Fed and Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
... of Commerce, Kaplan cautioned that "we are now at a point where I'm observing excesses and imbalances in financial markets" -- "historically" elevated stock prices, tight credit spreads, and surging house prices. And therefore, "I do think, at the ...

TCorp hires CBA capital markets executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
... included head of debt capital markets origination and managing director of debt markets. TCorp general manager of financial markets said Simon Ling: "We extend a warm welcome to Rob, who brings deep market knowledge and experience in financial markets ...