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A "race to the bottom" in currencies

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2010
... foreign exchange dealer at CMC markets. And with the US Federal Reserve pondering the merits of a second round of quantitative easing the prospects for currency markets to become embroiled in a race to the bottom are real. "Clearly most central banks ...

Rewind and replay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2010
... reappears. This is because the US Federal Reserve would be quick to come to the rescue and implement another round of quantitative easing should another large fall on Wall Street eventuates or the economy shows more signs of weakness, or both. The additional ...

True Lies

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
... Recall that just last week the Bank of Japan conducted an emergency meeting to try to stem the yen's rise. Their quantitative easing has just only begun to have its desired effect on the currency when this Europe thing resurfaced. So now, everybody's ...

US needs double the lifeline

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
... according to a US-based fund manager. Tom Callan, head of BlackRock's $12 billion global opportunities team, said that quantitative easing should be coupled with fiscal stimulus for the US to avoid the mistakes of Japan in the early 2000s. Callan conceded ...

Dimensional Aus hires two

COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2010
... appointed portfolio manager, joining the firm from JPMorgan, where he previously served as executive director of quantitative research. Reif has 16 years experience in portfolio management and research in both Australia and the US. He previously held ...

H3 Global 'highly recommended': Zenith

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2010
... allocation within a diversified portfolio." H3 has minority partners in Westpac-owned Ascalon and specialises in quantitative investment strategies through a fund management approach. H3 Global currently has positions in soybeans, grains, cotton, coffee ...

Food security back on the radar

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
... Ascalon group as a minority partner, currently has positions in soybeans, grains, cotton, coffee and cocoa. "We have a quantitative model that looks at inventory levels and prices, basically our portfolio is quite defensive in precious and food markets. ...

Waiting to exhale

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2010
... that tonight's meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) would conclude with a kinder surprise - a.k.a. quantitative easing. Yes Virginia, Wall Street's hoping and wishing and praying that the Fed would announce some sort of stimulus to rev ...

Crafter resigns as ARIA CEO

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
... performance measurement teams. Crafter joined the funds management industry in February 1989. He was also head of quantitative portfolio management with Commonwealth Investment Management and prior to that, five years as head of the quantitative research ...

BTIM to expand income boutique

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2010
... income funds. "We're hiring a few new people to the team and re-jigging our resources. We're looking to build up our quantitative and risk function," said Gor to Boardroom Radio Australia. "We believe that given the market environment we've seen for ...