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Chief economist update: The good news and the good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
... Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang at the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in March last year, Li set the 2017 growth target of "around 6.5%, or higher if possible". China's growth rate this year will be ...

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

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... inflation eased to an annual rate of 3.0% in the year to December from a five-year high of 3.1% in the previous month (3.5% in March 2012). Core inflation dropped to 2.5% in December from a six-year high of 2.7% in November (3.1% in December 2011). This ...

VFMC appoints former Franklin Templeton MD

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... various public authorities including ESS Super, Melbourne Water, Victoria Legal Aid and the Transport Accident Commission. In March 2017, VFMC appointed a new chief investment officer and a new chief operating officer. The story featured in Financial ...

Chief economist update: Bond sell bomb shell

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... report turns out correct, Bill would turn out wrong...again. Bill was still head honcho at PIMCO (in 2011) when he decided in March of that year to exit the US Treasury market completely, expecting interest rates there to climb on expectations that the ...

J.P. Morgan winds up global equities fund

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
... added. The fund was available through the mFund Settlement Service, having been added along with seven other products back in March 2016. The other funds are the JPMorgan Global Strategic Bond Fund, the JPMorgan Global Bond Opportunities Fund, the JPMorgan ...

FS has you covered in 2017

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
... situations," Hogan said. 5th Women in Banking and Financial Services Leadership Summit Alongside International Women's Day in March, women from across the industry came together for the 5th Women in Banking and Financial Services Leadership Summit in ...

CommInsure life insurance ads misleading: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2017
... vulnerable, low income and disadvantaged consumers. ASIC released its initial findings of the CommInsure investigation in March, which among the outcomes found its trauma policies had medical definitions were out of date with prevailing medical practice ...

IOOF research boss tenders resignation

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2017
... construction, who took over the company's research functions in early 2015 after the acquisition of SFG Australia, will leave in March next year. Matthew Drennan took on the head research role around the same time IOOF had commissioned PwC to conduct ...

Adviser group edges on triple digits with new business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017
... said. The addition of Marsh brings Madison's total adviser count to 97, with Donat - who was appointed chief executive in March of this year - saying it has been a privilege to serve the Madison community throughout 2017. "I am very grateful for the ...

Three is the magic number

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2017
... December 2016 (three rate hikes in 2017) predicted it would. And, if memory serves me right, even the timing of the lifts in March, June and this month were on the ball. To be sure, the Fed can't be faulted whether it delivered this third rate hike or ...