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Oxford University assisting Aussie advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017

... has already been adopted by a range of international organisations including HSBC, the Royal Bank of Scotland, Bank of England, Standard Life and South Africa's Sanlam, as well as a number of IFAs. The Oxford Risk Rating Online solution accounts for ...

Kristin's correct call

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017

The Bank of England's (BOE) March decision to keep policy settings unchanged may still prove to be correct, but the recent flow of economic data continue to vindicate MPC-member Kristin Forbes' dissent - she considered it appropriate to raise interest ...

One Direction and the BOE

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 20 MAR 2017

There's "One Direction (1D)" - the English-Irish pop music boy band -- and there's the Bank of England (BOE). Like the big event of March - the US Federal Reserve lifted the fed funds rate by 25 basis points to 0.75% - 1.0% at its 15-16 March FOMC meeting ...

British inflation quickens but still off-target

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017

... January from December but below market expectations for a 1.8% gain. The latest inflation data remains below the Bank of England's (BOE) 2.0% target and should not put immediate pressure on the British central bank to lift interest rates.

Trump's tweets and deeds

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017

... they are a-changin'. Three major central banks - the Bank of Japan (BOJ), the US Federal Reserve (Fed) and the Bank of England (BOE) - one day after another last week but did many give a hoot? Sure, it was hardly news because all three kept their respective ...

Three for three

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017

... objective. "Near-term risks to the economic outlook appear roughly balanced." As with the BOJ and the Fed, the Bank of England (BOE) did what financial markets expected when its monetary policy committee met on the 2nd of February. The BOE kept policy ...

No deal is better than bad deal on Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017

... "gloom and doom" warned by other governments, international agencies and institutions (including the UK's own Bank of England) before the 23 June 2016 referendum, financial markets liked the certainty - underscored by the 2.9% jump in the British pound ...

Clinton or Trump or bust?

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016

... also decided to play it safe or save ammunition... just in case. The US Federal Reserve, the Bank of Japan, the Bank of England and the Reserve Bank of Australia all kept their domestic monetary policy settings unchanged. To be sure, only a very few ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016

... measure has been largely flat (between 2.2% and 2.3%) over the past nine months. UK CPI inflation True to the Bank of England's (BOE) warning of rising inflation due to the pound sterling's depreciation, the UK's annual headline inflation rate sped up ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016

... 10.0% (and sterling's effective exchange rate remains 3.0% lower). Expect further gains in retail spending as the Bank of England's 2 August monetary policy easing works its way into the economy.

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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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