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Inflation matters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
... consequence of this negative real wage growth has been documented in the 'IHS Markit Household Finance Index - United Kingdom' report for July. The key points of which are: UK household record sharpest downturn in household finances since July 2014 ...

Government shows commitment to funds management

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
... residency issues to ensure Australia's regime is world class and on the same footing as comparable regimes such as the United Kingdom," FSC chief executive Sally Loane said. "There is strong and growing competition to managed money on behalf of foreign ...

No 'Plan B' for Brexit "twist and turns"

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017
... pickup in other components of demand." These are also "conditioned on the assumptions that the adjustment to the United Kingdom's new relationship with the European Union is smooth". It better be for the BOE has reportedly no "Plan B" for Brexit. Perhaps ...

ASIC signs fintech agreement with Indonesia

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
... currently collaborating closely with a number of other regulators including the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority, the Ontario Securities Commission and Capital Markets Authority, Kenya. It is hoped that ...

Mercer appoints acting CIO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
... Mercer's New York business, while White has been serving as director of portfolio construction research in the United Kingdom. Both join the Australian business as a partner, with Bloch leading Mercer's Wollongong office and White continuing in his existing ...

Two-year road to Brexit begins

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
... Treaty of the European Union formally setting in motion the two-year time limit for negotiations that will see the United Kingdom (UK) withdraw from the European Union (EU). On the 29th of March 2017, the British prime minister sent the official letter ...

BTIM head of sales departs

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2017
... May. BTIM has about $87 billion in funds under management as at 31 December 2016. It has operations in Australia, United Kingdom, Europe, Asia and the United States. It offers more than 50 investment strategies including equities, diversified, property ...

Three for three

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
... developments in emerging and commodity-exporting economies, particularly China; the consequences stemming from the United Kingdom's vote to leave the European Union (EU) and their effects; prospects regarding the European debt problem, including the ...

Government to aid growth of social impact investment

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2017
... leverage private sector investment is required to boost the supply of affordable housing." During a recent trip to the United Kingdom, Morrison visited the Lendlease Elephant Park site in London to view the affordable housing offered by the project. ...

No deal is better than bad deal on Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
... model already enjoyed by other countries. We do not seek to hold on to bits of membership as we leave." "No, the United Kingdom is leaving the European Union." UK Prime Minister Theresa May's speech before EU ambassadors in London last night ended months ...