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Major US exchange to stop listing bitcoin

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
The US cryptocurrency exchange that released the first bitcoin futures contracts has had a change of heart. Cboe Global Markets will not list any new bitcoin futures for the first time since launching them in 2017. However, it did not rule out the possibility ...

Chief economist update: The AUD's resilience

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... mention the Australian dollar's resilience amid all these challenges and despite the Australian central bank's change of stance from tightening to neutral and the fact that expectations for a cut or two is becoming the consensus and, by the day ...

Chief economist update: Cash rate should be 1%

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
... to Financial Standard' s view published way back in June 2018. While they've provided ratioanales for their change of heart, Financial Standard had always relied on that time tested work by John Taylor to estimate the required level of interest ...

Chief economist update: The RBA capitulates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2019
... a hard slog swimming against the tide, but this space has finally been vindicated by RBA Governor Philip Lowe's change of heart with regards to guidance on Australian monetary policy. The next move in "interest rates is likely to be up rather than ...

Chief economist update: US consumer sentiment cops bullet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
... declares, US consumers "now sense a need to buttress their precautionary savings." It helps explain the Fed's recent change of tune.

Primary digs heels on Aurora fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019
... get access to documents relating to the fund. At the Tuesday vote, unitholders passed a third resolution to allow a change of the constitution. "This was to enable us [Primary] to receive fee for special work relating to claims that might be made," Smith ...

Chief economist update: Crude oil to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2019
... negotiations; and so is slowing growth momentum in the global economy. These uncertainties have had already prompted a change of stance at the Fed (a pause?); a cut in the reserve requirement ratio - and promises of more monetary and fiscal stimuli - ...

Why the RBA has reason to cut rates in 2019

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2019
... especially because of property's large multiplier effect on the economy. This explains the ANZ and the NAB's change of tune, from one to two rate hikes in 2019 to no rate hike until 2020. But with the fall in property prices continuing, the RBA's ...

Challenger appoints new chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
Challenger's top job is seeing a change of guard as its chief executive of six years Brian Benari steps down to retire. Replacing Benari is Challenger's head of distribution, product and marketing Richard Howes. Benari will step down from the ...

AFIC appoints chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
Australia's oldest listed investment company is seeing a change of guard in its corporate governance as the current chair retires after 34 years on the board. Terrence Campbell will not seek re-election at the October 9 annual general meeting of the ...