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CBA appoints head of Australian economics

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2025
... foreign exchange, responsible for developing CBA's forecasts for the major global economies, central bank policy and currencies. "The refresh of our GEMR team underscores our commitment to delivering sharp, actionable insights for our customers. The ...

Binance under microscope over loose controls

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2025
... crime." He added that AUSTRAC's National Risk Assessment 2024 highlighted the increasing vulnerability of digital currencies to criminal abuse and the action against Binance remains appropriate under the regulation. "AUSTRAC is committed to working ...

Betashares adds global bond ETF to lineup

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
... which is used by APRA in the performance test for superannuation funds, Betashares said. The ETF, covering more than 25 currencies and 70 countries, offers an efficient, core fixed income building block for diversifications, while providing better tax ...

Special feature: Shaping private markets

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
... reflects what's happening in markets. "Say you've got a trust with four or five underlying assets in different currencies but the trust prices quarterly in Australian dollars. So, you capture that exchange variance in the interim," he says. But ...

Northern Trust selected to test tokenised asset uses

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... Australia (RBA) and Treasury back in September 2024 - will now include industry participants to explore how digital currencies and existing settlement infrastructure might support the development of Australian wholesale tokenised asset markets. Project ...

Instos turn to risk as volatility lessens: State Street

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... of US stocks, with majority of the buying concentrated in technology sector. Buying of energy stocks and commodity currencies was also prominent perhaps triggered by Middle East conflict-induced increase in oil prices." Veitmane added that in Asia-Pacific ...

Movers and shakers: Cbus, HESTA, Rest, Minderoo and Colonial First State

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
... team. Jain spent two years at Cbus after a seven-year stint at AustralianSuper, where she focused on emerging market currencies and fixed income. She started her career there as a graduate analyst and left as an associate portfolio manager in the fixed ...

US-Iran tensions send markets into panic mode

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
... possibly even reconsider the easing cycle altogether. "That fundamentally changes the landscape for equity sectors, currencies, and credit." Meantime, the price of gold rose following the US attack on Iran and with traditional markets closed, crypto ...

Evidentia announces two new starters

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... his career at Amundi Investment Solutions in Paris, later joining Societe Generale in Hong Kong as a fixed income and currencies trading analyst. He then worked as a quantitative analyst for a boutique fund manager in Sydney, focusing on absolute return ...

Jarden Strengthens advisory team with Rothschild exec

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... and come as Jarden concludes its 2025 financial year with performance in corporate finance equities and fixed-income currencies & commodities.