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Chief economist update: The Fed's force is with us

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
... investors a run for their money. Though down overnight to 2.82% (Bloomberg data) from 2.84%, the recent rise in the 10-year Treasury bond yields have reduced the S&P 500's premium to 3.05% (including the recent drop) from the 3.7% average in 2017 and ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street wails on inflation indications

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2018
... indicating more expensive credit that could slow consumer and spending. This, along with surging bond yields - 10-year US Treasury bond yields rose to 2.84% at the end of last week, its highest level in four years from 2.66% in the previous week and ...

Open banking regime to boost advice

DARREN SNYDER, KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2018
... services. However, giving consumers more control does not automatically translate to immediate benefit. In its submission to Treasury's review of open banking in Australia, Fintech Australia described the initiative as vital but notes several shortcomings ...

Grant Thornton adds financial services partner

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
... with some of the largest financial services providers and superannuation funds such as BlackRock, First State Super, NSW Treasury and NAB Wealth, delivering compliance and advisory engagements across a range of areas and issues. This appointment follows ...

Chief economist update: RBA stuck in slow inflation lane

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
... weakness). Likewise, inflation expectations - measured by the yield differential between nominal 10-year US Treasuries and Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) - have moved 28 bps higher to 2.11% from the nearest low of 1.83% recorded in November ...

Chief economist update: The spook on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
... inflation target. However, inflation expectations (as measured by the differential between US nominal bond yield and TIPS - Treasury Inflation Protected Securities) have gone up to 2.1% (from 2.0 at the end of 2017) on the tenners and to 2% (from 1.9%) ...

Chief economist update: Red light on greenback

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
... shows that the US dollar dropped 1.0% overnight - taking its 2018-to-date decline to minus 3.2% -- on the back of US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's comments At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland that, "Obviously a weaker dollar is good ...

FIIG Securities head of intermediaries departs

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
... chief financial officer and brings more than 30 years' experience, having also worked for the likes of Bankers Trust and Treasury Group Investment Services. She also serves on the boards of VanEck Australia, Netball NSW, Uniting Financial Services, Bell ...

CFA Australia recruits industry veterans

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
... diversified fund and fixed income portfolio manager. Before joining the investment industry, Wilton worked for the Commonwealth Treasury as an economist. Dunne, who is a director at Cbus and QIC, joins as chair of CFA Societies Australia's Advocacy Council. ...

VFMC appoints former Franklin Templeton MD

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... income portfolio manager. Prior to working in asset management, Wilton was in economic research for the Commonwealth Treasury. VFMC added Wilton is deputy chair of Infrastructure Victoria; chair of the Industry Advisory Board at the Australian Centre ...