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Chief economist update: EUr next

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
... momentum. For at the same time that news broke about Trump's planned "tour of duty" to the EU, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its "World Economic Outlook, April" report which shaved the global GDP growth outlook to 3.3% this year ...

Chief economist update: Aussie property price falls become self-fulfilling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
"It's in a delicate situation. In terms of general direction, we're not surprised [prices have fallen]... That said, [the] downturn has been a bit bigger." These were the Australian Financial Review's (AFR) quotable quotes from its exclusive ...

Future Fund hires from WTW

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... of the portfolios as a whole." Brake has been an external expert on investment management for the International Monetary Fund, advising nations on establishing and the management of sovereign wealth funds. She has also previously held senior financial ...

Scholarships open for women in finance and superannuation

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
... women to consider investment management as a career path," Macoun said. According to a study by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), there is a large gap between the representation of men and women in leadership position in financial services. The ...

Former Westpac GM joins APRA review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
... governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Grant Spencer. Spencer formerly held senior roles at the International Monetary Fund and was also previously head of financial stability and acting governor at the RBNZ. The two will work with former ACCC ...

Chief economist update: Euro contagion redux?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2019
"Growth rates for many of the euro area economies have been marked up, especially for Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands, reflecting the stronger momentum in domestic demand and higher external demand. Growth in Spain, which has been well above potential ...

Former ACCC chair will lead APRA capability review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
The Federal Government has appointed a former Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman to lead a capability review of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority. Responding to the Royal Commission's final report into Misconduct ...

Chief economist update: Policy normalisation interrupted

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
What a world of difference a year makes! The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has just released its World Economic Outlook Update, the heading: A Weakening Global Expansion. Says it all, really...and for a synopsis: "The global expansion has weakened. ...

Future Fund investment specialist joins NZ Super

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
... strategy roles at AIG Financial Products and Morgan Stanley. Prior to that, he worked with both the International Monetary Fund and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. In March, the Future Fund made several changes to its leadership team in an effort to ...

Chief economist update: A new currency is born

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
Want a massive pay rise? An immediate 3464% (no typos there, it's a three thousand four hundred and sixty four percent) bump up in your wages? Pack your bags and move to Venezuela! You'll have to thank Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for ...