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Chief economist update: Eurozone growth slowing fast

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
... sector." The survey was conducted 12-23 October 2018. Hence, respondents haven't factored in the developing crisis in Italy yet (Brussels rejected Italy's budget deficit proposal on the October 24). But even sans Italy - whose economy showed ...

Chief economist update: Super Mario keeps his cool

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... protectionism, vulnerabilities in emerging markets and financial market volatility remain prominent," he said. Note that Italy did not even rate a mention among his list of uncertainties. This is because, according to the ECB president: "Our mandate...is ...

Chief economist update: Still the lucky country?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
Financial markets remain in a state of flux as investors' chills appear to be multiplying on growing concerns over: Wall Street's heightened volatility, Fed rate rises and the risk of a policy mistake, Trump's protectionist policy, China's ...

Aussies second-most optimistic about retirement: SSGA

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
... Global Retirement Reality Report polled 9400 people across Australia, US, UK, Netherlands, Sweden, Germany, Ireland and Italy. The study charted the 9400 respondents' self-reported levels of happiness against how their country's retirement system ...

Diversification mandates lead the way: Research

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
... risk premia," Goodworth said. The attraction to risk premia has seen strong interest from regions such as the UK, Germany, Italy, Canada and Australia, he added. "The aim is not to lock the portfolio down with a hedge. The aim is to diversify equity ...

Chief economist update: Emerging markets feel the heat as Turkey burns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2018
Emerging markets continue to feel the heat from Turkey's roasting and so do several European countries. The European Central Bank (ECB) can only count its blessings that Turkey is not Greece. It has applied, but Turkey is not (yet) a member of the ...

Chief economist update: Turkey's roasted

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
... the developing crisis in Turkey were it not for the problem of contagion. News reports reveal that some banks in France, Italy and Spain have debt exposure to Turkey. The deeper the Turkish lira dives, the less it's able to repay these debts. Ben ...

Global regulation hub launched for asset managers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... practical to use. Content covering 20 jurisdictions is currently available, including Austria, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the UK. Zeidler plans to release further jurisdictions in ...

Chief economist update: Capex and credit and the trade war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2018
Just when the threatening clouds of Quitaly and its negative repercussions on the whole of the Eurozone has dissipated, US President Donald Trump's trade protectionist policy in the name of American national security comes back to haunt. Not that ...

Chief economist update: "Quitaly"

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
... the Eurozone (they were against it). Eurostat stats show that Greece accounts for only 1.2% of total EU GDP (as at 2016). Italy - the fourth biggest economy in Europe - accounts for 11.3% and Spain (the fourth biggest), for 7.5%. The extent of financial ...