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Diversification mandates lead the way: Research

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
... allocation was hedge funds (44%), followed by multi-asset (19%) and portfolio-level overlays in areas such as equity, currency or liability risk (19%). Speaking to Financial Standard in London, bfinance head of risk and diversifying strategies Toby Goodworth ...

Chief economist update: Is China starting to slow down?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2018
... close to the CNY7.000/US$1 line in the sand it long ago set as a target wherein which it would move to "stabilise" the currency. At first glance, these smack of panic from the Chinese government that the economy is slowing and that financial markets ...

Bank cross-selling success declines: Research

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2018
... existing customers to other product lines within the same institution. However, the Roy Morgan Banking & Finance Industry Currency Report has found that in reality, the big four have less than a third of their customers' share of wallet (total financial ...

Chief economist update: An Indian surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2018
... September this year - because of the country's dependence on oil imports. According to Bank of America Merrill Lynch currency strategist Rohit Garg: "In terms of oil impact, we believe 10% rise in oil causes headline inflation to move higher by about ...

J.P. Morgan expands derivatives clearing

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
... both the operational and risk benefits of seeing their positions updated and refreshed in a local time zone, in local currency," he said. "In addition, we understand that clients need solutions to optimise the performance of their cleared portfolios ...

LIC invests in crypto platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2018
... invested US$285,000 in FutureICO, an initial coin offering platform that helps companies to issue tokens and digital currency. As part of the investment, FGF will use the platform to list its investments for distribution and provide liquidity for its ...

Boutique appoints distribution lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018
... global equities and multi-manager portfolios. It works in partnership with Mesirow Financial to deliver passive and active currency solutions and US multi-family real estate opportunities to Australian investors. Devlin started in the role on Monday. ...

Chief economist update: Confidence down, conditions up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018
... factors keeping domestic businesses from having a good sleep at night - Trump's trade protectionism, an emerging market currency rout, moderating global growth and commodity prices. This could be a reflection of that other famous quote from Julius ...

Custodians oversee heightened domestic equity trades

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018
... opportunity, but also the added complexity of multiple legal jurisdictions and tax regimes, the need for support with multi-currency trading, valuation across currencies and implementation of hedging strategies," ACSA said. ACSA chief executive Robert ...

Scott Morrison becomes Prime Minister, markets react

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
... leadership spills in 2010, 2013 and 2015, Australian markets' reactions have varied widely. In 2010, both equities and currency recovered within a few months. However, in 2015, equities trended down over six months while currency ended the year h ...