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NAB redundancies in full swing

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
... secretary Julia Angrisano said many of these workers have been at NAB for years and they are the reason for its billion-dollar profits year-on-year. "NAB is axing 6000 roles while creating 2000 new technology roles, but there is no plan to reskill existing ...

Chief economist update: Inflation isn't such a lonely word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
... measure down slightly to 2.2% from 2.3%, it hasn't altered the trend acceleration in producer prices. Add to this the US dollar's depreciation that makes the price of imported goods more expensive and eventually passed on to consumers. The Bloomberg ...

FSC launches asset manager governance regime

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
In response to ongoing scrutiny into the internal governance standards of Australia's asset management industry, the Financial Services Council has commenced its Principles of Internal Governance and Asset Stewardship regime. The FSC heralded the regime ...

Chief economist update: The yen's on the up and up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
... isn't rising or falling abruptly". That might be the case last year, when the yen appreciated by just 3.1% versus the US dollar. So far this year (to 15 February), it has already risen another 5.7% against the greenback to ¥106.86 - it's strongest level ...

Fintechs save time: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2018
... with consumers - but several hurdles must be cleared before any true potential is realised. The expected multi-billion dollar implementation of open banking will give consumers greater access to and control over their banking data - allowing them to ...

Go your own way: AXA IM

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
... everybody is loving," Tinker said. Investors need only look to last year to see what happened when everybody loved the dollar and commodities while turning their nose up at China and emerging markets, he said. "I'm not saying you should definitely be ...

Chief economist update: RBA to lift rates after 2018

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
... left would likely be spent on reducing record high household debt levels and on cheaper imports, thanks to the Australian dollar's higher exchange rate. This is underscored by the deterioration in the country's trade balance from a A$36 million surplus ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street wails on inflation indications

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2018
... 2.0%; Nasdaq down 2%; Russell 2000 down 2.1%. But if the current ructions on Wall Street continues, you can bet your bottom dollar that the Fed would remain gentle on interest rates, for as declared in its FOMC statements (past and present), it "takes ...

Open banking regime to boost advice

DARREN SNYDER, KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2018
... interact with consumers but several hurdles must be cleared before any true potential is realised. The expected multi-billion dollar implementation of open banking will give consumers greater access to and control over their banking data - allowing them ...

Financial services pay top dollar for compliance, IT skills

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
In the wake of recent financial services and bank scandals, job opportunities in risk management and compliance within the sector are forecast to boom in 2018, Robert Walters' latest salary survey shows. With large-scale remediation projects in banking ...