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Chief economist update: The risks just got real

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
... long-standing commercial agreements, such as NAFTA and the economic arrangements between the UK and rest of the European Union, are under renegotiation. An increase in trade barriers and regulatory realignments, in the context of these negotiations or ...

Australia increases foreign direct investment inflows

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... UNCTAD said. Developing Asia regained its position as the largest FDI recipient region in the world, followed by the European Union and North America. The report showed cross-border mergers and acquisitions declined in 2017, after three years of growth. ...

Chief economist update: One hike this year, one hike next year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... in its December 2017 monetary policy statement, "Developments regarding the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union - and in particular the reaction of households, businesses and asset prices to them - remain the most significant influence ...

Majority ready for MiFID II: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
... have to be recorded and kept in a vault, he said. He urged Australian entities with financial instruments within a European Union trading venue to take all the necessary precautions and steps to provide best execution to clients by documenting, monitoring ...

What price Brexit certainty?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2017
... negotiations remain up in the air... and as most deals go, it's deadlocked on the price. According to reports, the European Union (EU) wants Britain to pay about €60bn to settle its EU membership before the talks could progress to discussion about ...

Aussie regtech readies firms for MiFID II

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2017
... to submit valid transaction reports. A mid-year survey found alternative asset managers with offices outside the European Union were struggling with the implications of MiFID II. More than a third (34%) were undecided about how to pay for MiFID II re ...

China trade deficit with Australia widens

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2017
... 27.1 million tonnes imported in the previous month. Apart from the US, China also enjoys a trade surplus with the European Union (US$11.3 billion in October) and the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) - Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos ...

BOE does what it said it would do

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017
... extent". For despite the UK central bank's optimism there's still Brexit uncertainty. "The decision to leave the European Union is having a noticeable impact on the economic outlook... Uncertainties associated with Brexit are weighing on domestic activity ...

Government opens doors to offshore investment vehicles

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017
... exposure draft put it, "advance the more general objective of global regulatory alignment." Comparing the CCIV to the European Union's Undertakings for Collective Investment In Transferable Securities (UCITS) directive, the draft legislation said: "CCIVs ...

Brexit endangers EU asset manager passport

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017
Australian financial services companies relying on regional headquarters in London to access the European Union - essentially 28 countries - hangs in the balance once Brexit is finalised. Statistics from the Financial Conduct Authority show about 5500 ...