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Bloomberg launches equity benchmarks

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2019
... building equity index capabilities was a natural extension of Bloomberg's existing suite of fixed income, commodity and currency indices. "We are responding to requests from investors to offer comprehensive and competitive equity index solutions to help ...

Big Super Day Out success, but more to be done

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2019
... the system and although financial institutions try to engage with them through their own programs, they don't have the currency we have - the trust of the Indigenous community and the know-how for success. "It is telling that Indigenous people respond ...

Colchester launches new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2019
... credit and hedge funds it can offer a liquid and simple alternative that may also have lower default risk; after all local currency emerging markets, as governments, can tax and print money which corporates cannot." Colchester said the fund is not intended ...

Chief economist update: Fed future move depends on dollar direction

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2019
... INTEREST COST COULD BE BROUGHT WAY DOWN, while at the same time substantially lengthening the term. We have the great currency, power, and balance sheet..." "The USA should always be paying the lowest rate. No Inflation! It is only the naivete of Jay ...

APRA hires from AustralianSuper

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2019
... investment risk. Ferguson joins the prudential regulator after more than five years at AustralianSuper, where he oversaw currency as a senior portfolio manager. Before joining the $169 billion industry fund, the new APRA head of investment risk enjoyed ...

Super funds hungry for offshore assets: NAB

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... unlisted, offshore assets in search of superior returns over the next two years and they are willing to take on more currency exposure risk in the process. This is according to NAB's Superannuation FX Survey, which found that 72% of super funds plan ...

Board addition strengthens strategic relationship

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
... saw MS&AD increase its Challenger shareholding to over 15% of issued capital and Challenger commenced reinsurance of US currency annuities issued by Mitsui Sumitomo Primary Life. Kobayashi is director and managing executive officer (corporate planning ...

Chief economist update: Wheels of US recession in motion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
... inverted yield curve was dismissed as being due to "technical factors such as a flight to quality or global economic or currency situations that trigger demand for long-term bonds", according to The Independent, before the US recession of 2001. Before ...

Chief economist update: The hazard of being a safe haven

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2019
... strong tailwind into the Japanese yen's sails. So much so, that since the BOJ's last board meeting, the Japanese currency has appreciated by 2.2% to ¥106.28 versus an appreciating US dollar (+0.3% since and +2.1 ytd, based on Bloomberg's ...

SSGA global equity beta head retires, promotes two

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2019
... the firm in August 2000 and was a member of the global portfolio strategy team until 2018, covering both equities and currency, and serving as the head of portfolio strategists for the Asia Pacific region. Alex King takes on the role of head of global ...