FxWirePro: AUD/USD IVs and skew signify more probabilities of OTM put strikes finishing ITM
May 12, 2016 10:55 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
OTC IVs and sensitivity table, we consider 1M ATM IVs at 12.00% at spot FX 0.7332 levels which is still the highest among G10 currency pool and 11.89% for 1W tenors. The implied volatility here is significant while...
Academics need to embrace new ways of writing and sharing research
May 12, 2016 04:39 am UTC| Insights & Views Business
Universities are a thousand-year-old industry on the cusp of profound change. Thats according to a study that explored Australias higher education landscape four years ago. One warning from the report rings true far beyond...
Queen's Chinese gaffe shows that imperial arrogance dies hard
May 12, 2016 04:32 am UTC| Insights & Views
The spirit of Lord Elgin must be smiling. It was he who in 1860, exasperated by what he considered obstructionism on the part of Chinese imperial officials, led a British military expedition into Beijing that destroyed and...
Ask not what the EU can do for you ... Gordon Brown sees Britain as a leader not a leaver
May 12, 2016 04:27 am UTC| Insights & Views
Balancing the national autonomy we desire with the continental cooperation we require. This was Gordon Browns main refrain as he made an impassioned appeal to voters ahead of the EU referendum. In similar style to his...
Why you should never put a goldfish in a park pond ... or down the toilet
May 12, 2016 04:22 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Have you ever walked past a fountain in the park and seen beautifully coloured fish swimming about, and wondered how they got there? Often with the best of intentions, people leave unwanted pet fish in public fountains,...
Uber’s quasi union could be a Faustian bargain for drivers
May 12, 2016 04:18 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Two class actions brought by drivers against ride-sharing company Uber in California and Massachusetts have been settled, with the drivers agreeing to remain independent contractors. Uber will make US$100 million in...
'Jobs and growth' and deja vu: reprising a failed American experiment
May 12, 2016 04:14 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
During his budget speech Treasurer Scott Morrison said the phrase jobs and growth 13 times. It seems he is not a superstitious man. But Triskaidekaphobes were not the only ones left with a queer feeling after his speech....
Gabon: post-coup dialogue has mapped out path to democracy – now military leaders must act
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects