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Bonds reward equity investors seeking refuge

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
... trillion dollar budget deficits, and its Fed Reserve is reducing its balance sheet by reversing progressively its quantitative easing or bond buying initiatives. "Both these additions to supply should lift the cost or interest rate, which will be supportive ...

CFS swaps global equities managers

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2018
... mandates its investments to about six managers, who are reviewed periodically. "An assessment of the performance of quantitative managers determined that Acadian was no longer appropriate for the portfolio. It was determined that other quantitative managers ...

Chief economist update: Where are the BOJ exit speculators now?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2018
... "...the recent market reaction to taper speculations would instead ensure that the BOJ would continue with its policy "Quantitative and Qualitative Monetary Easing (QQE) with a Negative Interest Rate" and "expanding the monetary base until the year-on-year ...

Deputy CIO promotion at industry fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
... Hostplus, Clerk worked in senior positions at asset consultant JANA for more than 17 years. These roles included leading quantitative analysis, portfolio services and custody. Earlier, he served as an analyst at the Department of Treasury and Finance ...

Chief economist update: Buy the dip or sell the rallies?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
... trade. Not only that, the more expensive greenback (a de facto policy tightening) is a double down on the Fed's quantitative tightening efforts that could potentially bring US growth lower than intended.

TCorp finalises restructure

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2018
... management includes senior roles at Macquarie Group as head of Australian macro research and Credit Suisse as head of quantitative analysis for Australian equities. Derek Mock joins TCorp as a senior portfolio manager following more than a decade at ...

Chief economist update: BOJ on a steady

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
... the same missive from the BOJ at the conclusion of its policy deliberations tomorrow: "The bank will continue with "Quantitative and Qualitative Monetary Easing (QQE) with Yield Curve Control," aiming to achieve the price stability target of 2%, as long ...

Retirement planning gets a recession check

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
... repositioning their clients' nest eggs against a market crash or an economic slowdown. In the past fortnight, a JPMorgan quantitative model predicted a 60% chance of a US recession in the next two years. In the days prior to this, J.P. Morgan Asset ...

Super funds excel in reporting obligation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018
... from "detection" to a "self-correction" model of compliance. He went on to say the ATO is confident there's strong, quantitative evidence that super funds' member reporting obligations are being met to a high standard even in an environment of change. ...

Northern Trust appoints head of quant

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018
... as it expands its Australian business. Scott Bennett will now head Northern Trust's Australia and New Zealand quantitative research and client solutions in the Melbourne-based role. He will report to Northern Trust Asset Management's head for ...