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Industry dubious about one regulatory body: Survey

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018

... Australia's financial services framework is similar to the UK, which is overseen by three main regulators: the Bank of England (BOE); Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), which is a division of the BOE; and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Singapore ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street in drunken sailor's shadow

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018

... of other world economies along with it. Money was plentiful (as the printing presses of the Fed, the ECB, the BOJ and the BOE got going) and the flood of money was underwriting developed and emerging equity markets alike, creating a wealth effect that ...

Chief economist update: BOE waiting on Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2018

When the Bank of England's (BOE) Monetary Policy Council (MPC) unanimously voted to raise the Bank Rate by 25 bps to 0.75% on the 2nd of August, BOE governor Mark Carney was quoted as saying, "The mistake is to always wait, wait, wait until you ...

Chief economist update: US bond yield jump made FTSE slump

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018

The FTSE 100 index fell by 0.4% on September 13 - the day when the Bank of England (BOE) met and announced no change in monetary policy settings, keeping the bank rate at 0.75% (after the 25bps lift in August). While the BOE's move was widely expected ...

The BOE's got no problem

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018

When the Bank of England's (BOE) Monetary Policy Council (MPC) unanimously voted to raise the Bank Rate by 25 bps to 0.75% on August 2, BOE governor Mark Carney was quoted as saying: "The mistake is to always wait, wait, wait until you have perfect ...

Chief economist update: Do nothing RBA

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2018

... low. Still, the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England went ahead and raised interest rates, highlighting the truism of BOE Governor Mark Carney's words: "The mistake is to always wait, wait, wait until you have perfect certainty." Then again ...

Chief economist update: Heaven can wait but the BOE couldn't

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018

... to always wait, wait, wait until you have perfect certainty." - Bank of England Governor Mark Carney The Bank of England (BOE) finally went ahead and did it. It lifted the Bank Rate by 25 basis points to 0.75% at the conclusion of its August Monetary ...

Chief economist update: Australian dollar loss is economy's gain

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018

... widening interest rate premiums (in the case against the US) and narrowing interest rates differentials - the ECB, BOJ and BOE are expected to normalise interest rates while the RBA continues to sit on current interest rate settings for a long, long ...

Chief economist update: Three ayes for a rate hike

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018

... Just like the other major world central banks that met before it this month - the Fed, ECB and BOJ - the Bank of England (BOE) did not disappoint market expectations (unlike in its May meeting where Governor Carney hinted at a rate hike months before ...

Japan needs trade peace with the US

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2018

It must be because Bank of Japan (BOJ) policy exit speculations have died down or that Japan's response to Donald Trump's tariff increases has been less confrontational than China, the EU or even Canada but Japan had rarely been on headlines in recent ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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