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Former Apple exec links with AMP Capital

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019
... which oversee the operation and development of its infrastructure assets. AMP Capital global head of infrastructure equity Boe Pahari said Preising's unique career experiences would prove a "great resource" for the firm's teams. "We are proud of our ...

Chief economist update: Be fearful when indicators show no fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
... months and a bit after ending its â,¬2.6 trillion asset purchase programme (APP) on 31 December 2018); the Bank of England (BOE) remains a central bank in waiting (for the final outcome of Brexit); and the Bank of Japan (BOJ) - which kept monetary ...

Chief economist update: Breaking up is hard to do

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
... vote) has returned to the BOE's 2.0% inflation target - despite accelerating wages growth. So much so, it allowed the BOE to raise interest rates twice since the Brexit referendum - a 25 bps increase in the Bank Rate from 0.25% to 0.5% in February ...

Chief economist update: Prepare for lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
... rate is now at neutral - the ECB has just announced LTRO III; the BOJ governor saying "we'll consider easing policy"; the BOE adding "gradual pace and to a limited extent" to its forward guidance that "an ongoing tightening of monetary policy over ...

Chief economist update: A capitalist in communist clothes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
As expected, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) did nothing to monetary policy after the conclusion of its second board meeting this year. It kept the official cash rate at a record low, predicated on the same rationale it put forth at its February ...

Chief economist update: UK economy slows on Brexit woes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2019
When the Bank of England (BOE) decided to keep monetary policy settings unchanged following its February 7 monetary policy committee meeting, it acknowledged in its statement that: "UK economic growth slowed in late 2018 and appears to have weakened ...

ASIC gears up for Brexit

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2019
... (ESMA), the overseeing of credit rating agencies, benchmarks and trade repositories post Brexit. Similarly, the Bank of England (BoE) will also take over from ESMA, in relation to non-UK counterparties. ASIC said it will update its information sharing ...

Chief economist update: Euro contagion redux?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2019
... States". And here, we still haven't factored in the UK wherein which Brexit uncertainty has prompted the Bank of England (BOE) to cut its GDP growth outlook to 1.2% this year (previously prior 1.7%) and 1.5% (from 1.7%) in 2020. Contagion here we ...

AMP Capital starts new team, appoints two leads

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019
... consortium management to institutional investors. Commenting on the appointments AMP Capital global head of infrastructure equity Boe Pahari said: "We are focused on delivering excellent client service, providing solutions, and embracing innovation in ...

Chief economist update: Aussie property market drop becoming self-fulfilling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
... 0.4% in the third quarter from 0.2% in the previous one) and... after months of sanguine Brexit news (so much so, that the BOE was confident enough to lift interest rates in August), a Brexit agreement is now looking further away as the final divorce ...