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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 ...

Less room for mid-tier asset managers: Stern

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
... illustrate, he proposed an investment: selling Swiss francs to buy Indian rupees. He suggested francs are an overvalued currency by around 10 to 15%, and argued that you could make a six to 8% carry on the rupee. "Call your banker. Try to get in. Say ...

FinaMetrica merges with global software provider

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
... build global scale. In addition, both companies will continue to offer their stand-alone products - innovative multi-currency, multi-jurisdiction financial and investment planning software from PlanPlus; and personal financial risk tolerance measurement ...

Low-flation to lower-flation?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
... from US$0.7935 before the CPI report's release. No problems here, especially with regards to the lowered value of the currency's implication for stoking both growth and inflation. The problem is the Fed. It's also struggling with low inflation which ...

Inflation matters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
... rising household debt). Likewise, higher UK rates would presumably (but not necessarily) underpin appreciation in the currency, reducing the UK's export competitiveness. Even factoring out Brexit uncertainty, these would exert downward pressure on economic ...

Ignition Wealth begins European expansion

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2017
... Ignition Wealth also open to opportunities arising elsewhere in Europe as its technology is both multi-language and multi-currency. Ignition Wealth said its digital financial advice technology will provide the Irish advice market with operational efficiencies ...

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 ...