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Chief economist update: Shanghai's drop is China's problem, the yuan's slide is everyone's

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2018
... holdings of US bonds, notes and bills rose by $126.5 billion to $1.18 trillion in December from a year earlier, according to Treasury Department data released Thursday in Washington. China remains the largest non-US holder of debt followed by Japan ...

UniSuper appoints executive manager from HESTA

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2018
... where she was people executive. Prior to that she was chief human resources officer at AIA, global talent director at Treasury Wine Estates and vice president human resources, Asia-Pacific at GlaxoSmithKline. "We're pleased to welcome Julie to our team. ...

Government opens consultation for amended CCIV regime

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018
The Federal Government opened consultation to industry stakeholders for the first tranche of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle) Bill 2018. In August 2017, the Government called for initial consultation on the CCIV ...

Chief economist update: Fed flattens the yield curve

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018
... first-year forward rate, which correlates closely with the federal funds rate, would increase the yield on ten-year US Treasury notes even if the more distant forward rates remain unchanged." Whatever the underlying reason is still up for debate but ...

Equity Trustees appoints US executive, partners in Ireland

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2018
... and Malta in 2015. Equity Trustees made a move into UK and European markets last year. It acquired 60% of London-based Treasury Capital Fund Solutions in 2017, which is now a part of the Equity Trustees Group. Equity Trustees executive general manager ...

Second APRA deputy chair nominated

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
... first linked with APRA in 2013. The government plans to add to APRA's executive group with the appointment of current treasury deputy secretary John Lonsdale as a second deputy chair, granting Lonsdale a five-year term. The appointment of Lonsdale ...

Amnesty granted to employers with unpaid SG

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2018
... part of the Government's superannuation guarantee (SG) package announced on Budget night earlier this month. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Superannuation 2018 Measures) Bill 2018 also includes other measures, aimed at streamline the SG system and ...

Aussie funds can benefit from FTA with EU: FSC

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2018
... superannuation funds, life insurers, financial advisory networks and licensed trustee companies. "It is essential ASIC and Treasury are involved in the whole process and are talking to their counterparts in the EU," it said in a statement. One FSC suggestion ...

Chief economist update: A US dollar story

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018
... going to get stronger and stronger, and ultimately I want to see a strong dollar." Never mind that it contracted what his Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin declared a day before at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Mnuchin said he welcomed ...

Chief economist update: Wisdom of the crowd

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2018
... (most global sharemarkets down) compared with that of the one before (most up). To be sure, the spike in the 10-year US Treasury yield to above 3% (3.07%) at the close of last week's trading didn't help. The rationales came in fast and thick ...