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Chief economist update: The BOJ needs to run faster to stay in the running

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
... economies seem to be increasing", it still maintains that "Japan's economy is likely to continue on a moderate expanding trend, despite being affected by the slowdown in overseas economies." No, Kuroda san, those risks (compounded by yen strength) ...

Chief economist update: This is a job for the RBA (and the Treasury)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
... good monthly betting, it's volatility doesn't provide a good picture of employment's general direction. The trend is our friend, or in this case, not our friend. The ABS' trend employment estimates shows persistent weakening in additions ...

Australia investor friendly, not consumer friendly: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
Morningstar research has revealed Australia is one of the most investor friendly nations in the world when it comes to fees and expenses. However, consumers may be getting the short end of the stick when it comes to fees and charges. The Global Investor ...

Chief executive bonuses unscathed by public perception

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2019
Declining public trust in the post-Royal Commission world was not enough to dampen executive pay packets, with over half of ASX100 chief executives receiving at least 70% of their maximum entitlement. A report from the Australian Council of Superannuation ...

Chi-X launches new trading solution

KRISTI CHENG  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2019
Chi-X Australia has launched a market-on-close trading solution that provides the opportunity for anonymous, all day liquidity and to execute at the ASX closing price. Called MatchPoint, the solution uses the existing hidden market-on-close order type ...

Equity Trustees confirms international strategy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019
... services Harvey Kalman explained that outsourcing to independent parties to perform the role corporate fiduciary is a global trend. "It makes sense for fund managers to want to focus on managing clients' money," he said. "This appointment was a result ...

Senate creates committee on fintech, regtech

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2019
... and regtech start-ups. The Committee will report back to the Senate in October 2020. This development is the latest in a trend that sees the government looking towards technology as a solution to improve compliance in the wake of the Hayne Royal Commission. ...

Chief economist update: 'Paradox of Thrift' in action

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2019
Like the fable of the "boiling frog" - put a frog into boiling water, the frog will jump out, put it in cold/tepid water and bring the water slowly to a boil and it will be cooked to death - the Australian economy is slowly being boiled... to death. ...

Super funds recognised in UNPRI awards

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2019
A number of Australian superannuation funds have been recognised for their responsible investing efforts by the UNPRI. The inaugural PRI Awards have been presented, highlighting individually excellent projects across the United Nations-backed Principles ...

Zurich launches new SMA

KRISTI CHENG  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2019
... fundamentals, and importantly, where that inflection point is sustainable, we believe those companies with an accelerating trend in earnings growth will outperform the rest of the market," Chua said. The objective of the SMA is to 300 bps of outperformance ...