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Australia back on the radar for international capital

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
The price adjustments and economic rebalancing seen in Australia over the last 12 months could see investment markets defy growing pessimism and international money return, according to two eminent market commentators. Goldman Sachs Asset Management ...

Pick a number

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
... developed by economic professor John B. Taylor - to assess (guess?) the interest rate apropos to the prevailing Australian macro setting. Australia, after all, is one of the few economies where monetary policy has not been corrupted by "non-conventional" ...

Towers Watson boosts hedge fund research team

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015
... external manager alpha program. Victoria Vodolazschi has been appointed in New York City and will focus on long/ short equity, macro and systematic strategies. She was previously a consulting strategy specialist evaluating hedge fund managers at PivotalPath. ...

ANZ private wealth sees digital growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
... growth in our core customer franchises in Australia, in New Zealand and in key Asian markets, partly offset by the effect of macro-economic headwinds on the international and institutional banking division. "The Australia division has continued to deliver ...

Santa Mario brings cheers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
Merry Xmas to you too, signore Draghi Only two days before, most have given up expecting more goodies from "Super 'whatever it takes' Mario". No mas, not after the ECB's Bank Lending Survey showed that QE is doing what's intended to do - ease lending ...

Pengana finding plenty to buy

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
... investments can't be found. "I'm probably more bearish than most about the outlook in terms of China and US growth and these macro things. But gee we're finding things to buy. We're more fully invested than we've ever been," Kessler said. Pengana Capital ...

SQM gives high marks to William Blair fund

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
... investors access to broader global markets and currencies that have the potential to benefit from favourable geopolitical macro themes that may not be accessible via purely Australian markets," said William Blair head of Australia and New Zealand Alex ...

FEATURE: Inflation plus investing

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015
... interesting again," says Wade Matterson, senior consultant at Milliman's Australian financial risk management practice. Macro trends such as the aging population and baby boomers moving to retirement mean that the industry needs to figure out what they ...

China syndrome

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015

Ellerston named hedge fund of the year

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
... awarded the best emerging manager award for the Qato Capital Market Neutral Long/Short Fund. Acadian (long/short), AQR (global macro), Laminar (fixed income and credit), AMP (multi strategy) and Henderson (best off-shore) won the other category awards. ...