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A rate rise on the ides of March?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
... 2017 corresponds with the conclusion of the US Federal Reserve's two-day meeting (14-15 March) - the day when financial markets expect the Fed to give interest rates another gentle lift. Rate hike speculations gathered momentum after Fed Chair Janet ...

TCorp unveils new leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2017
... investment officer. In addition to Brentnall, TCorp has also welcomed Paul Verschuer as its new general manager, financial markets; formerly at Westpac as general manager business bank, responsible for the specialized finance business. Verschuer spent ...

Bentham hires AMP Capital analyst

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
... Fund returned 11.37% and the High Yield Fund returned 14.5%. Quin noted that 2016 was an interesting year for financial markets, adding: "There are still some uncertainties on the horizon." "Global credit markets offer significant diversification benefits ...

Trump matters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
... economy and monetary policy (at different venues) last week as did Fed VP Stanley Fischer just this weekend. Financial markets would have risen or fallen depending on the interpretation of every word Fedspoken. But that was the world before Trump. I'm ...

Don't follow consensus: Baur

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
... said. "Secondly, if we're entering an era where macro-economic events cease being the major cause of movement in financial markets, then its idiosyncratic risk in securities has become paramount, and the move toward passive investment that we see today ...

Three for three

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
... scenario: "Specifically... developments in the U.S. economy and the impact of its monetary policy on global financial markets; developments in emerging and commodity-exporting economies, particularly China; the consequences stemming from the United Kingdom's ...

Celebrated sporting figure joins Pan-Tribal board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2017
... appointed as a non-executive director at Pan-Tribal, bringing with him extensive experience in banking law, financial markets and corporate governance. Pan-Tribal chief executive Colin Woods said: "I am really pleased to have someone of Peter's calibre ...

BT Investment Management expands team

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
... head of fixed income and fixed interest Vimal Gor said. Hext joins BTIM with more than 25 years of banking, financial markets and funding experience. In his most recent role, he acted as general manager of funding and balance sheet for TCorp, where he ...

FIIG appoints acting managing director

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
... including building on the company's existing network of funders. "John has deep and extensive experience of financial markets and the needs of institutional and individual investors," SocietyOne's chief executive and managing director Jason Yetton said. ...

Instos must stress test: Mercer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
... which monetary policy is likely to become less supportive, creating the potential for increased volatility in financial markets. The changing political landscape introduces an additional layer of uncertainty," Mercer's global head of investment research ...