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VanEck launches hedged version of $520m ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
... returns won't be eroded by the impact of a strengthening Australian dollar," Neiron said. "The decision to hedge your currency exposure is important as in the short to medium term a local currency appreciation can eat into returns from an international ...

New ethics test for bankers

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
... accredited must pass the test. CISI members are also encouraged to take the tests once every five years to "retain ethical currency".

Adelaide to get cash-to-crypto trial

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
... signing on to the trial. Binance chief finance officer Wei Zhou said: "Binance Lite Australia further expands digital currency adoption by providing easier ways to buy bitcoin." "We are excited to continue to roll out more fiat to crypto gateways around ...

Emerging markets for the win: ABDO

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
... component in investor portfolios, saying they should seek out currencies that are relatively cheaper to the Aussie dollar. "Currency can be a huge windfall for your portfolio," Campbell said. "The pound is cheap. UK economy has done okay despite the ...

Chief economist update: The AUD's resilience

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... tightening to neutral and the fact that expectations for a cut or two is becoming the consensus and, by the day, is gaining currency. The chart below shows the reason behind the RBA's insistence last year that the "the likelihood of the next move ...

Jamieson Coote Bonds introduces global fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
... Jamieson said diversifying bond allocations to reach global markets can potentially enhance returns by adding a layer of currency risk. "Investors with exposure to global high grade bonds ($USD) in 2018 would have achieved double digit returns on an ...

Chief economist update: Prepare for lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
... impetus to their already slowing economic growth. Thanks to its semi-peg (dirty float?) versus the US dollar, China's currency didn't suffer the similar magnitude of depreciation as its emerging market peers. But no thanks. Being a crosshair ...

Saxo launches digital access to Chinese bonds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
... 'click to trade' functionality. Investors will have access to 127 bonds with CNH (offshore Chinese yuan) as the settlement currency. "With options to invest in, for example Chinese onshore government bonds and central bank paper, institutional clients ...

Chief economist update: Wrong way, go down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
... US$0.6840 by the end of this year. HSBC is more bearish, predicting the Australian dollar would end 2019 at US$0.66. As HSBC currency strategist Tom Nash explains: "Unlike 2018 when broad-based US dollar strength and, towards the end of the year, global ...

Chief economist update: Trump tweets bull market back into China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... on important structural issues including intellectual property protection, technology transfer, agriculture, services, currency, and many other issues. As a result of these very......productive talks, I will be delaying the US increase in tariffs now ...