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JBWere partners to launch fixed income funds

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2024
... It also impacted JBWere chief investment officer Sally Auld, but she has since been appointed successor to NAB chief economist Alan Oster who is set to retire.

Productivity slump threatens asset returns: Shane Oliver

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024
... leading to a decline in productivity - a key catalyst in the deterioration of living standards, according to AMP chief economist Shane Oliver. Oliver said productivity growth has been constrained by a cocktail of factors, including very strong population ...

Commonwealth Bank names chief economist

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has appointed Luke Yeaman as its new chief economist and head of global economic and markets research. Yeaman is currently a deputy secretary in the Department of Treasury and head of their macroeconomic group, a position he's ...

2025 economic outlook 'threatening': AMP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024
AMP chief economist Shane Oliver has shared his "worry list" for 2025, outlining the risk of recession, trade wars and geopolitical turmoil. Oliver said just as with 2024, the list of concerns for investors heading into 2025 is long, and "even more ...

Sally Auld to take on chief economist role at NAB

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2024
Alan Oster will retire from NAB as chief economist after 32 years in the role, with Sally Auld set to replace him. Oster, who will finish at NAB at the end of March 2025, joined NAB in 1992 and built a respected economics function, the bank said. NAB ...

Property 'well-placed' for growth: Knight Frank

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
... but have not yet started the recovery, will be well-placed to see strong returns in years to come," Knight Frank chief economist Ben Burston said. Burston expects core assets in Sydney to "lead the way" amid the recovery. "Within Sydney, the industrial ...

Australian economy 'fundamentally sound': CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2024
... partially offset the fall seen in September as the October boost was driven by a number of one-off major events," CBA chief economist Stephen Halmarick said. Halmarick said household spending was unlikely to meaningfully move higher until there is an ...

Fed cuts rates as Powell is questioned on Trump win

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024
... material impact on both inflation and inflation expectations, likely necessitating a Fed response. Commonwealth Bank chief economist Stephen Halmarick said the bank is anticipating further interest rate cuts from the Fed. "We continue to expect a 25bp ...

Interest rates to remain on hold for some time

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
... demand forecasts, it's reflected the fact that there's been more announcements and more things going on." HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham said the decision to leave rates on hold was a surprise to no one, but given the tone from the central bank, there ...

Commonwealth Bank finally relents on interest rate call

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024
... reducing inflation to justify a rate cut this early - absent a more notable weakening in the labour market." HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham has taken an even more bearish view - predicting the first interest rate cut in Q2 2025. "Since late 2023 our ...