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Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
... from both sides of the US political divide following talks aimed at avoiding a fiscal cliff. Higher-yielding "riskier" currencies also rose on Thursday on hopes of progress on a resolution over the package of tax hikes and spending cuts due on January ...

Euro endurance is lesser of two evils

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
... "An exit of weaker countries from the currency union would quite likely lead to a massive depreciation of their new currencies, followed by possible sovereign default, the collapse of domestic financial institutions, and a mass of corporate bankruptcies," ...

Same old blues but some upside in 2013: Russell and Threadneedle

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
... are likely to remain in place for a while longer, even though it looks to be losing potency in terms of the impact on currencies, share markets and bond yields," he added.

More jobs, more jobless

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
... another rate reduction on Melbourne Cup day. It cannot afford to sit and wait while other central bankers debase their currencies -- that which erodes Australia's competitiveness and price out Australia's exports of goods and services. No way hosay ...

EM debt not to be overlooked: HSBC

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
... risk is appropriate," he said. Despite macro-economic stability, reduced inflation, lower interest rates and firmer currencies making a very compelling case for emerging market debt as an asset class, many investors continue to see it as risky, said ...

Star alignment

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
... the BOJs - and the expected to be handed down soon BOE - quantitative easing programmes will debase their respective currencies and put further upward pressure on the Australian dollar. This, and of course, the carry trade - borrowing from countries ...

IAS renews partnership with SS&C

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... portfolio management solution, designed to streamline the management of multiple client portfolios across markets, currencies and financial instruments. IAS said its continued use of SS&C's Global Wealth Platform confirms its ability to deliver managed ...

Doing our bit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
... work in order to restore global economic equilibrium. At least, that's what my uni profs taught me in Economics 101. Currencies of the strong ones appreciate increasing the demand for cheapened goods and services from weak nations. This, in turn, slows ...

Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Noi! Noi! Noi!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
... decoupling from commodity prices. Here's how Bloomberg saw it 5 days ago: "Commodities are losing their influence over currencies of nations that depend on raw materials exports as traders seek havens from the deficit and debt turmoil roiling the European ...

Macquarie wins currency mandate

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2012
... has won a $105 million mandate from Amundi Alternative Investments' Managed Account Platform to actively trade G10 currencies. "We are delighted that Amundi, one of Europe's largest and most reputable asset managers, has chosen to expand its relationship ...