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Former ambassador assesses US-China trade deal

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2019
A trade deal between US and China could end the uncertainty but it won't do anything to help the trade deficit, according to Capital Group vice chairman Michael Thawley. The former Australian ambassador to the US spoke at the Financial Standard ...

Equity investors will struggle in 2019: Baur

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2019
Global share markets will continue to struggle this year as stocks will likely plunge in the same vein as last December, Principal Global Investors' Bob Baur said. The chief global economist advised the audience at this morning's Financial Standard ...

Platforms steady after Royal Commission

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2019
Platforms at the big four banks, AMP and IOOF can breathe a sigh of relief after the Royal Commission's final report. Commissioner Kenneth Hayne did not recommend either structural separation or wider approved product lists. And this could slow ...

Chief economist update: Time for an RBA shift to neutral

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
"Our tightenings or loosenings of monetary policy are determined by the inflation outlook. If the economy wants to grow faster than it currently is, and inflation is not showing any tendency to rise to the point where it could threaten our medium-term ...

Royal Commission to suppress bank stocks

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
Fund managers are warning investors not to expect the major banks to trade at the premium they've been accustomed to. And the financial services Royal Commission's final report, due today, will play its part. The major banks have experienced ...

Chief economist update: La vita is no longer e bella

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019
"When the moon hits your eye, like a big pizza pie, that's amore..." But Italians may not be in the mood for "amore", not when their economy - the third biggest in the Eurozone - is officially in a technical recession. La vita is no longer e bella! ...

Vertical integration changes to reshape personal wealth

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2019
A forecast of trends influencing banking over the next 12 months cites vertically integrated business models continuing to give way to platform and marketplace-driven banking. Infosys Finacle recently released its annual banking trends forecast for ...

Formica finds new CEO role

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2019
Former Janus Henderson Group co-chief executive Andrew Formica is joining Jupiter Fund Management as its new leader in March. Formica will replace current Jupiter chief executive Maarten Slendebroek, who is transitioning out of his role and finishing ...

Labour and housing drive rate sentiment

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
As the Reserve Bank of Australia holds the cash rate at 1.5%, economic conversations are moving from a rise to a cut. AMP Capital chief economist Shane Oliver earlier this month said the RBA could cut to 1% by the end of 2019, with the first rate cut ...

Industry Super Australia forecasts a rate cut

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2019
Industry Super Australia's chief economist said the RBA's next move on the cash rate could be downwards. ISA chief economist Stephen Anthony said it is likely the Reserve Bank of Australia could shave 25 basis points off the 1.5% cash rate in the fourth ...