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Good goings-on in China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2017
... improved conditions both the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have lifted their China economic growth projections in their June 2017 reports. The OECD raised its GDP growth forecast ...

Central Banks fail to disappoint

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
... sync with that of the financial markets. This is underscored by Factset's recent report that even the International Monetary Fund (IMF) "endorses the ECB's cautious approach". Or is it because the financial markets are wagging the central banks? Can't ...

Better, but not good enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2017
... not break new grounds. Indeed, most of its assessments appear to be similar to that contained in the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) World Economic Outlook, April 2017 report - where the Fund also lifted its 2017 global growth forecast to 3.5% (from ...

APRA urges banks to raise capital

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
Capital standards should be set so that the capital ratios of deposit takers are unquestionably strong, according to ARPA chairman Wayne Byres. Speaking at the A50 Australian Economic Forum in Sydney on Friday, Byres outlined the APRA's agenda for 2017 ...

WTW senior consultant moves to Vision Super

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
... Zealand and Southpac Corporation, and is an external expert on strategic asset allocation for the International Monetary Fund. Willis Towers Watson director of investments for Australia Martin Goss said: "Sue has over 20 years of extensive investment ...

Slow, slower, slowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has just published its October World Economic Outlook (WEO) report and true to form, it's once more taking down earlier more optimistic forecasts. In October 2015, the IMF saw world economic output growing brightly ...

Efficiency key to performance in low-return world

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016
... or market shocks; the report highlighted these issues were magnified following projections by the International Monetary Fund that global markets will see low growth until 2020. Given the difficulties in generating returns in this climate, it's unsurprising ...

Parting could be such sweet sorrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
... Kingdom. A UK vote to exit the European Union could have significant economic repercussions." There's the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warning that Brexit is "the largest near-term risk" to the UK economy, it could spark a crash in the stock and ...

No more tears?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
... accurately, risk assets -- have gone up, up and away in the week ended 15 April -- the very week when the International Monetary Fund (IMF) recalibrated its growth forecasts for the world... and found it slowing even more than its previous guesses. In ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
... Outlook Another 3 months, another downgrade. In its April World Economic Outlook (WEO) update, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has yet again revised down its global growth forecasts. The IMF now expects the global economy to grow by 3.2% this year ...