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Quant hedge fund arrives down under

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... Launching in Australia this week is a crowd-sourced quantitative hedge fund that was originally conceived as a way to "hack Wall Street". US-based Quantopian is an investment firm that provides an open platform where anyone can research, back test and ...

China crashlands back to GFC days

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
The recent upswing in equity and commodity markets hit the China wall, stalling or reversing following reports of worse-than-expected Chinese trade figures. This is because they reinforce the markets' current trepidation over slowing global growth. ...

FICAP unveils auction prizes for RockStar event

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
The countdown is on to FICAP's 10th anniversary "Who wants to be a RockStar" night to be held on Thursday, 10 March at The Ivy. FICAP Chairman, Chris Larsen said "The committee have been working hard to make this the best year yet and have assembled ...

Adviser roadshow shines light on modern-day advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
... main function centre of Doltone House, overlooking the waterfront view of Jones Bay Wharf in Sydney, was the backdrop of a wall-to-wall gathering of financial advisers looking for fresh ideas to kickstart their year. The host was the Association of Financial ...

Who spooked the greenback?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... December. Not surprisingly, Fed rhetoric has turned dovish. Fed Governor Lael Brainard's comment is the latest. She told the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) that, "Recent developments reinforce the case for watchful waiting" because slow growth in the developed ...

US dollar downed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
Wall Street is up - S&P 500 index closed 0.5% higher after dropping by as much as 1.5% overnight - as the US dollar plunged - Bloomberg US dollar index down 1.6% -- and oil prices soared by around 7% (despite the Department of Energy's report that crude ...

Down but upbeat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2016
... heavens for 'Australia Day'! The holiday saved us, Australians all, from being whipsawed by the big swings in oil prices and on Wall Street. But there's even greater reason to remain optimistic - if not rejoice - for even before we downed our tools and ...

Doom(ed) rebound?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2016
... 2%" and that, "we have the power, the willingness and the determination to act". The BOJ might not be too far behind. The Wall Street Journal quoted an aide of PM Abe saying that, "Conditions for additional easing have fallen into place". China's doing ...

Lift then back to zero (even negative)?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
... time, warrant keeping the target federal funds rate below levels the Committee views as normal in the longer run". As the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) puts it, "In December 2016, for example, the Fed projects a 1.375% fed-funds rate. Futures markets put ...

Three days to lift off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
... yield corporate bond market is taking a hit. Third Avenue Management's high-yield credit fund shut down last Friday and the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports that Stone Lion Capital Partners has suspended redemptions in its credit funds. Commodity markets ...