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Citigroup hires Macq compliance exec

CITIGROUP MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2010
... Australia and New Zealand. She joins from Macquarie Group where she was global head of compliance for fixed income, currencies and commodities. Turner will report to Peter Monaci, head of compliance and control for Asia Pacific in Hong Kong. Locally ...

The art of war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2010
... rate regime, continued emphasis would be placed to reflecting market supply and demand with reference to a basket of currencies" - but in the same breath it says, "The exchange rate floating bands will remain the same as previously announced in the inter-bank ...

A stitch in time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2010
... rate regime, continued emphasis would be placed to reflecting market supply and demand with reference to a basket of currencies. The exchange rate floating bands will remain the same as previously announced in the inter-bank foreign exchange market." ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
... The Nikkei's slide was part of a broad sell-off of risk assets including other Asian shares, oil and higher yielding currencies. It was triggered in part by the Bank of Spain's take over of a small savings bank, and exacerbated by a report that North ...

Euro downs Supermodel

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
... to $784.9 billion in March. And what of that other grouping -- OPEC -- which not even a year ago wanted a basket of currencies to be the global means of exchange? They're back buying US dollars, too. They increased their US dollar holdings nearly 5 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
... $US1.2237 before moving higher. The ICE Futures US dollar index, which measures the US dollar against a basket of six currencies, rose 0.1 per cent. Energy stocks, which make up about 10 per cent of the S&P 500 index, dropped after oil fell. Shares of ...

Gold is hip again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2010
... during the GFC days, speculation is thriving that throwing money at the crisis will drive inflation higher, or debase currencies -- the US dollar is benefiting from safe-haven flows out of the euro at the moment but wait till speculators turn to its ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
... foreign exchange strategist, Greg Gibbs, said the debt crisis in Europe continued to weigh on the commodities-driven currencies, such as the Australian dollar. Mr Gibbs said the local currency had received support following a report showing Australia's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2010
... benchmark 10-year Treasury note rose to 3.77 percent from 3.74 percent late Wednesday. The dollar rose against other major currencies, while gold fell. Crude oil rose two cents to $US83.70 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Two stocks rose ...

RBS adds to Aus markets team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
... Graeme Pratt, co-head of markets for equities in Australia. Meanwhile, Jon Linton was appointed head of fixed income currencies and commodities trading in Australia. "These appointments continue to reinforce our ongoing commitment to the Australian business ...