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ASIC praises super trustees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
... more accurate information. "ASIC expected trustees to ensure that these tools presented estimated impacts adjusted for inflation, adopted appropriate standards and assumptions, and clearly disclosed the assumptions and variables used in the modelling ...

Chief economist update: What a difference an Australian year makes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
... the recovery from the pandemic and will maintain that support until we have achieved our goals for full employment and inflation." Makes me proud and privileged to call Australia home!

Chief economist update: The do-nothing Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
... 2023 (from 3.7%). The latest Fed projections give verity to the Fed chief's prior pronouncements that any uptick in inflation would be temporary. The Fed expects the PCE price index - the central bank's favoured inflation measure - to grow by ...

Economic recovery has been stronger than expected: Lowe

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
... have a long way to go," he said. "While we are expecting further progress to be made towards full employment and the inflation target, it is going to take some time before we reach our goals." Lowe said it is of the upmost importance that business investment ...

ASI restructures distribution team

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
... process of shutting. The three strategies affected are: Aberdeen Standard Diversified Fixed Income Fund; Aberdeen Standard Inflation Linked Bond Fund and Aberdeen Standard Australian Fixed Income Fund. The current team is led by Garreth Innes. The Asian ...

Chief economist update: Japan to double down on stimulus?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
... record) but its current recovery is far from being sustainable and, at best, not strong enough to turn deflation into inflation. Japan's headline and core inflation rates stood at negative 0.6% in the year to January 2021. While an improvement from ...

Chief economist update: ECB gives PEPP talk

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2021
... practically cancelling each other out - while at the same time not changing 2023's 2.1% growth projection. The ECB's inflation projections were revised higher for this year and the next though - 1.5% in 2021 (from 1.0%); 1.2% in 2022 (from 1.1%) ...

Chief economist update: More manna from UK Treasury

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2021
... FTSE reflect the truism in Sunak's words: "While our borrowing costs are affordable right now, interest rates and inflation may not stay low for ever; and just a 1% increase in both would cost us over £25 billion." Inflation worries and the consequent ...

US upbeat on stimulus, vaccination

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
The US is betting that a combination of the stimulus package and COVID-19 vaccinations will lead to full economic recovery by the end of the year, according to a leading economist. Capital Group economist Darrell Spence is optimistic that by September ...

Chief economist update: Getting better, but not better enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2021
... longer-term bond yields increase considerably over the past month. This increase partly reflects a lift in expected inflation over the medium term to rates that are closer to central banks' targets," the bank said. "Reflecting these global developments ...