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State Street appoints APAC global markets lead

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... firm's global head of global markets. Commenting, Seck highlighted Hardeman's experience in capital markets as central to her appointment. "Her global experience and deep understanding of the challenges clients face will enhance our global markets ...

Australian retirement outcomes among the best

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2018
... show that Australia still has further to go in terms of improving standards in our financial services sector, which is central to the quality of retirement outcomes," he said. Hambly added Australia wasn't immune from the challenges associated with an ...

Boutique manager to launch LIC

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
... portfolio has been invaluable to deliver returns in both good and bad markets for the natural resources sector," he said. "Central to our investment thesis is that the cyclical nature of the demand in natural resources means investors must be active. ...

MetLife partners with industry fund for digital tool

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
... administrator, and MetLife, and enables pre-population of data in the claims form. According to MetLife, the API design is central to the platform's ability to provide a faster and easier claims experience. Additionally, the technology allows super funds ...

Chief economist update: Famous last words

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
... Great Depression of the 1930s. Like many others, I thought that this would never happen again, the world - governments and central banks - have learned from the mistakes of the past. Like many others, I was wrong. The "Great Recession of 2008" happened. ...

The BOE's got no problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018
... currently has a very limited degree of slack. Unemployment is low and is projected to fall a little further. In the MPC's central projection, therefore, a small margin of excess demand emerges by late 2019 and builds thereafter, feeding through into ...

Chief economist update: Submerging markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
... and a forward indication of more downward pressure on their respective equity markets. This is because emerging market central banks would be forced to jack up interest rates - many have done so already - to stem the slide in their currencies. However ...

Chief economist update: Don't mind the gap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
... below shows the correlation between the NAIRU has broken down since around the middle of 2016 - one that's puzzling central bankers around the world and recently voiced out by US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. It appears that, for Australia's ...

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
... 3.8116. To be sure, the Turkish lira had already been weakening even before this new crisis. On May 24 this year, the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey's (TCMB) held an emergency meeting (before its scheduled June 7 meeting) and lifted its liquidity ...