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Chief economist update: Submerging markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2018
... the white flag after reading Bloomberg's report: "Overseas funds are pulling out of six major Asian emerging equity markets at a pace unseen since the global financial crisis of 2008 - withdrawing $19 billion from India, Indonesia, the Philippines ...

Aussie retail crypto fund flags broker partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
... aware of the potential of investing in crypto. Of course, there have been concerns of increasing correlations with equity markets, especially during recent periods of market volatility. But Nguyen said this was coincidental. "Actually, one of the advantages ...

Chief economist update: Wisdom of the crowd

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2018
... Canada. Yes, Virginia, Trump is the one that's calling the shots and playing the tune. This is exemplified by the equity markets performance last week (most global sharemarkets down) compared with that of the one before (most up). To be sure, the ...

Industry fund awards emerging markets mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018
... The San Diego-based asset manager asset takes a single behavioural approach to managing money across a variety of equity markets. Its approach often crosses many of the boundaries implied by various pre-defined investment styles, Nutt said. He believes ...

Chief economist update: When good oil goes bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2018
... (and to name drop, 'The Economist' magazine and Dr. Nouriel Roubini's ) protestations that this is a good thing, equity markets floundered. Lower oil prices may be bad for energy companies and oil producing and exporting countries but they're a blessing ...

Chief economist update: Not as good as it gets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... investment markets. But while we wait for what the end (of the talks) about the end (of the [cold] Korean War), equity markets remain hostage to the goings-on on Wall Street. One day short of completing the first four months of 2018, the S&P 500 index ...

What makes a tech company attractive for HNW investors?

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... choice because with no correlation to traditional asset classes they can cushion portfolios against downturns in equity markets, Crestone chief executive Michael Chisholm said. For Square Peg Capital co-founder Paul Bassat, valuations are secondary when ...

New manager raising $30m for crypto fund

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2018
... aware of the potential of investing in crypto. Of course, there have been concerns of increasing correlations with equity markets, especially during recent periods of market volatility. But Nguyen said this was coincidental. "Actually, one of the advantages ...

Digital broker partners for multi-asset trading

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... institutional trading business in Australia for OpenMarkets, as well as global brokers wanting access to the Australian equity markets - a natural next step in our strategy of attracting a broader range of financial intermediary clients." The announcement ...

Chief economist update: Let's talk about oil baby

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
The Middle Kingdom's supremo, Chinese President Xi Jinpeng, sent equity markets on the up and up. Instead of talking tough and raising the ante on the brewing trade war with the US, Xi announced the opposite. In his speech at the Boao Forum for Asia ...