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Economic recap: Week to August 20

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
... they did last week. Equity markets dropped. So did bond yields and commodity prices. The US dollar rose against major currencies, except for the safe haven Japanese yen and the safe haven commodity, gold. While there was good news on Australia's ...

Vision Super seeds emerging market debt fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2021
... dollar. This results in investors benefiting from the Australian dollar's positive correlation with emerging market currencies and added protection against volatility associated with unwanted US dollar risk. Finisterre Capital chief investment officer ...

State Street launches dedicated crypto, blockchain business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
... infrastructure and this new division will help us bring our expertise and resources to the conversation." "As digital currencies and tokenisation not only gain momentum, but transform financial infrastructure and operating models, we can help our clients ...

Pacific Current Group bolsters distribution team

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2021
... Goldman Sachs in both Melbourne and London as executive director, asset management and executive director, fixed income, currencies & commodities. Briggs also worked in institutional sales at BNP Paribas in London. "We are excited to have Chris join ...

State Street to track Bitcoin

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
... portfolios and overall markets. The new Bitcoin Indicator is set to capture information around its linkages to traditional currencies and emerging trends, which investors should theoretically be able to leverage for portfolio planning. "Over the last ...

Ethereum overtakes big four banks

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
... been fuelled by soaring interest from major institutional investors and growing recognition that borderless digital currencies are the future of money." The Ethereum price is also benefiting from the rise of non-fungible tokens which are typically bought ...

Macquarie-linked fund manager shutters

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
... contracts, and over-the-counter foreign exchange forward contracts with exposure to developed market and emerging market currencies. According to Morningstar data, the four-year-old strategy has consistently underperformed its benchmark of the Reserve ...

Chief economist update: Copper 10,000

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
... rally in copper prices has also been driven by the US dollar's depreciation. The US dollar index (versus major currencies) has now fallen by 11.4% from the 17-year high it recorded in March last year - which, itself, suggests greater investor confidence ...

State Street tech to back crypto trading platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2021
... The asset manager is partnering with a start-up to build a new platform for institutional investors to trade digital currencies. State Street's Currenex business is working with Puremarkets and will provide the trading infrastructure for its Pure ...

Chief economist update: Red metal turning red hot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
... The rally in copper prices has also been driven by the US dollar's depreciation. The US dollar index (versus major currencies) has now fallen by 11.4% from the 17-year high it recorded in March last year - which, in itself, suggests greater investor ...