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The problem with currency extrapolation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2017
... for the sixth straight week to 9 May. By the 29th of the same month, 'Business Insider' printed that "positioning in currency turned net short for the first time since January this year." Four days later (2 June), the Australian Financial Review's Jens ...

Good goings-on in China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2017
... increase China's foreign exchange reserves - up for the fourth straight month to US$3.05 trillion in May - the Chinese currency and the stock market. The onshore yuan exchange rate to the US dollar has appreciated by 2.2% this year to date while the ...

Currency and managing volatility: Financial Standard spot poll

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2017
This week the Financial Standard weekly readership survey asks: 'How important is currency management in managing volatility in a global equities portfolio?' The poll, sponsored by State Street Global Advisors, addresses currency as one of the key concerns ...

JB Financial enters buyout mode

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017
... foreign exchange trading division as well." Finally, the company is looking to acquire "specific assets" in the retail currency exchange business of American Express Wholesale Currency Services via a non-binding commercial term sheet. The terms include ...

Currency and managing volatility: New Financial Standard spot poll

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
... repeatedly breaching bank policies. This week the Financial Standard weekly readership survey asks: 'How important is currency management in managing volatility in a global equities portfolio?' The poll aims to provide a better understanding on how financial ...

May the force's not with her

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
... elections, for a total depreciation of 12.2% since the Brexit vote of 23 June 2016. Sterling depreciated against its major currency counterparts after the elections: it fell by 1.6% versus the US dollar; it went down by 1.3% against the euro and by 1.1% ...

Daintree launches fixed income trust

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
... gain access to their funds should personal circumstances change," director and portfolio manager of interest rates and currency Justin Tyler added. Sydney-based fixed income specialist Daintree Capital launched in March, using Perennial Investment as ...

Cloudy skies in the land of the rising sun

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
... is not yet the time. More so given the financial markets' reaction to this "exit news". As Bloomberg printed, "Japan's currency advanced against all its Group-of-10 peers" and "The nation's two-year bond yield climbed as much as 2.5 basis points to minus ...

Just what the doctor ordered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
... positions for the 6th straight week to 9 May. By the 29th of the same month, 'Business Insider' printed that "Positioning in currency turned net short for the first time since January this year". The Australian Financial Review's Jens Meyer asked, "How ...

HUB24 lures talent as growth strategy progresses

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
... partnerships. He has previously held roles with Bit Trade and ICAP, and is a former treasurer of the Australian Digital Currency and Commerce Association. To further support the growth of the company, a new head of marketing has been appointed to lead ...