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Speculation springs eternal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
... "Futures traders are pricing in a 21% probability the central bank increases it target range in October as of about 3pm. in New York, a 49.5% chance by the December meeting and a 56.5% likelihood by January" Yes Virginia, the words I typed on this space ...

State Street appoints APAC markets head

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
... where he specialised in "currency and fixed income rates products in locations including Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and New York," according to State Street's statement. In his new role, Zhong will manage sales, trading and research strategy for State ...

PROFILE: Magellan chief investment officer Hamish Douglass

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015
... decade. The company has swelled to 90 employees and has offices in Auckland, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Newport Beach and New York, at a time when other local international equities managers have found it tough going. It also has an enviable grip on ...

Feds still in a hole at the Jackson

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
... lift off remains a coin toss - 40% for September and 50% in December. The US non-farm payrolls report - due out Friday (New York day) - could provide greater clarity. Actuals that are better than the 223,000 additional jobs expected for August and 5.2% ...

The man with the golden jawbone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
... PBOC's easing announcement -- 25bp cut in interest rates and 50bp reduction in banks' reserve requirements. 'twas Bill -- New York Fed Bank president and FOMC vice-chairman William Dudley - and his jawbone that did it. "From my perspective, at this moment ...

Hedge funds face brain drain

LAURA MILLAN, MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
... pulled a net $8.2 billion (US$6.8 billion) from hedge funds since the beginning of 2015. Professor Stephen Brown from the New York University Stern School of Business has been studying hedge funds for close to four decades and has even testified before ...

Australia: which way now?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
... RBA has been Australia's one-man cheering squad. But as Gov Glen told 'The American Australian Association' luncheon in New York back in April 2015, "...too much weight is being put on monetary policy to try to achieve what it can't: a durable and sustainable ...

Empire State bombs out

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2015
... jump the gun here. The Empire State Manufacturing Survey, after all, tracks the state of the manufacturing sector in New York State and while it has a positive correlation with the broader US Institute for Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing survey ...

IRESS partners with global broker

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015
... Olivetree Securities is the Australian operation of Olivetree Financial, an independent agency broker with offices in London, New York and Sydney. Olivetree offers institutional broking services founded on the use of advanced data and analytics. "We ...

Magellan adds infrastructure specialist

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015
... real assets division. The Magellan infrastructure team consists of six investment professionals located in Sydney and New York, supported by macroeconomic and trading resources in Sydney. Mentzines will be based in Sydney. The infrastructure team manages ...