Investment

Solving investment problems with forex

An asset manager may look to euro/Swiss franc and euro/sterling structures to take advantage of investor uncertainty, says David Durrant, chief currency strategist at Julius Baer Asset Management International in New York

Using currency as an alpha source

The past three years have been disturbing for investors and managers. This investment climate is perfect for engaging in currency strategies to create alpha, say Paul Lambert, head of currency, and Mark Pursey, UK spokesperson at Deutsche Bank Asset…

Total return analysis: currencies vs bonds

Establishing the risk and return characteristics of holding a currency position sometimes necessitates presenting a more formal economic interpretation of an FX transaction, says Robert Balan, head of financial market strategies at Saxo Bank in Copenhagen

All eyes on the Middle East

Growing interest in Islamic banking, new technological developments and a wave of freshly repatriated money have put forex trading in the Middle East on the cusp of an exciting new era, reports Nikki Marmery

Cheap volatility brings yen opportunities

Japanese economic growth has outstripped many western economies over the past year, and the next currency breakout in the FX markets could be yen strength. Alex Schumann and Trevor Nathan, of Commonwealth Bank of Australia in Sydney, show how investors…

Saxo Bank’s forex fund flourishes online

COPENHAGEN -- Saxo Bank’s managed FX fund has produced returns of over 3% so far this year, despite the war in Iraq and the geopolitical uncertainty that marked Q1. Saxo’s 3.08% return tops the aggregated performance of the 49 currency funds on the…

Rate cut turns market anti-dollar

NEW YORK -- The US dollar hit three-month lows against several major currencies last week, triggering a welcome return of volatility to the markets after months of range trading.

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