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Currency trend is not our friend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
Only one thing is certain about floating exchange rates, they float...up and down. A currency's direction would be easier to predict if, and only if, it does not stir up reactions in the macro-economy and central bank policy responses. Take for example ...

Euro strength is a source of weakness

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... happen overnight, but it did happen. European Central Bank president Mario Draghi's concern over the impact of the euro currency's appreciation, that is. Recall that the ECB had been conspicuous in its silence about the euro since its 20 July meeting ...

Boring is good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017
... fluctuating between down 2.9% and up 10.7% over the same period. For sure, the RBA monitors the performance of the stock and currency (and property) markets due to their impact on the general economy but these are not its mandate. Speaking of economic ...

Citi expands Australian wealth business

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... provide a holistic view of clients' investment portfolios. It will introduce new products and solutions including a digital currency account tailored for clients investing and transacting in a range of currencies. Video banking, whereby clients can see ...

Fintech future lies in a winning ecosystem: Reinventure

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... 3000 existing ATMs across Australia equipped with updates that will allow Bitcoin holders to buy and sell the digital currency. The machines will be operated as "two-way" ATMs, meaning that holders will be able to both acquire Bitcoin and instantly convert ...

IRESS eyes future earning potential following reduced profit

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017
... 30 June 2017 was $175 million. Explaining the dip, the company cited the impact of non-recurring items, movements in currency, and amortization changes on recently acquired businesses, and movements in interest and tax charges. Over the last year, Financial ...

BNY Mellon subsidiary makes local and global hires

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
... solutions for our clients." Separately, Adam Kibble will join Insight's Sydney team as a product specialist covering currency, multi-asset and fixed income. Kibble spent more than 15 years with Macquarie Funds Management, focused on fixed income, currency ...

Hedging strategies protecting members' assets: NAB

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... using hedging strategies or the help of an external overlay manager to implement trades to protect investments against currency exposures. About 11% of the 46 funds with $980 billion in assets under management (representing about 43% of the industry) ...

ECB disengages from currency war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... optimism on the economic outlook and hope that (eventually) inflation will pick up, there's the hint of concern over the currency. "An appreciating exchange rate would be expected to result in a slower pick-up in economic activity and inflation than ...

Trump and Kim go ballistic

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017
... du'jour". But even that was not high enough compared to 2016's high of 27.59 triggered by China's devaluation of its currency and expectations of a sharp slowdown in its economy. This is not to say that the fear gauge won't increase further or sell downs ...