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Chief economist update: The pause that refreshes

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021

... infectious and more deadly variants) and, away from the madding crowd... rising geo-political tensions - US versus China, Russia and Iran. It's also no secret that the S&P 500's valuation are stretched. Factset data shows it's now trading ...

Citi to exit consumer banking in Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021

... entirely in a number of markets including Australia. China, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Poland, Russia, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam and Bahrain's Citi consumer franchises will also be impacted. However, Citi will continue to serve ...

Australian banks among most fined

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021

Australian banks have taken the inauspicious title of second most fined in the world for 2020, according to new data. The research from Finbold found that US banks had to pay the most in fines of anywhere in the world - with 12 fines against US banks ...

Chief economist update: China turns crisis into opportunity

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020

... pharmaceutical industry has at least five vaccines from four producers being tested in more than a dozen countries including Russia, Egypt and Mexico. Health experts say even if they are successful, the certification process for the United States, Europe ...

Willis Towers Watson director departs for LIC

ALLY SELBY | TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020

... North America and portfolio management of Russell's GREITs funds. Prior to this, she worked in the Chelyabinsk region of Russia as an accounting intern and currency/inter-banking trader. Willis Towers Watson director of investments Australia Martin Goss ...

Chief economist update: The second oil price discounting wave

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020

Don't look now but it appears that it's not just COVID-19 seeing a second wave. Saudi Arabia is also taking a second bite on oil price discounting. Bloomberg reports that, Saudi Arabia's state producer, Saudi Aramco, has cut its key Arab ...

Chief economist update: Australia succumbs to pandemic-induced recession

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020

It was good - so good - while it lasted. But as the saying goes, "nothing lasts forever". It had been more than a generation since Australia experienced "the recession we had to have" back in 1990/91. The Australian economy withstood the US savings ...

Emerging market debt rebounds

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020

... to -3.0%. However, Eaton Vance said, for several countries, the outlook appears worse. India's GDP forecast is at -4.5%, Russia's -6.6%, Brazil's -9.1%, Mexico's 10.5% and South Africa's is -8.0%. "These countries, which typically grow at a decent rate ...

Chief economist update: Could COVID-19 dissenters be correct?

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020

... want to live amongst the compliant, "there's plenty of countries that we'd be happy to ship him off to - China, Russia, Cuba, North Korea, just to name a few". No harm, no foul. China, Russia, Cuba, North Korea are heavens compared to one gentle ...

Financial institution charged over Epstein scandal

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020

The US Department of Financial Services (DFS) has hit Deutsche Bank with a US$150 million penalty for the bank's relationship with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. This marks the first enforcement action by a regulator against a financial institution ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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