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The power of optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
... suggest that a pick-up in wage growth is imminent, but nor does it suggest that a further slowing is in prospect." Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe said this in his prepared remarks at the 'Australia-Canada Economic Leadership Forum' ...

M&A activity impacted by politics

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
... Goldman Sachs placed on top by recording US$14.919 billion while Macquarie recorded US$14.916 billion. Citi and UBS Investment Bank followed, both recording less than US$13 billion in deal value. Mergermarket said in the Asia-Pacific region, excluding ...

Banks will always take more risk: APRA exec

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2016
... also demonstrate that risk culture differences observed at the country level are borne out by subsequent media reports of bank scandal/misconduct and by share prices. This preliminary evidence is supportive of the proposition that internal risk governance ...

IFM appoints new director

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
... announced the appointment of a new director to its board. Based in Canada, Carol Gray is also a director at the American Express Bank of Canada and the Infrastructure Ontario and Land Corporation. She was previously president and general manager at Equifax ...

Suncorp on the hunt for new CIO

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016
... eight year stint at nabInvest, where he held the roles of investment director and director of various National Australia Bank subsidiaries and non-executive director of a number of nabInvest affiliates. Basile has also held senior investment roles with ...

Perpetual retains RBC Investor & Treasury Services

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2016
Perpetual has retained RBC Investor & Treasury Services as its custodian and administrator. The Royal Bank of Canada subsidiary will continue to provide custody and administration services, as well as unit pricing, fund accounting, tax and foreign exchange ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2016
... while those anticipating a reduction rose to 11.8% from 11.6 in February. Eurozone household credit The European Central Bank's (ECB) accommodative monetary policy appears to be having their intended effect, lifting credit to households and non-financial ...

Australian dividend growth outpaces global peers

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
... in the emerging markets. There was strong Australian underlying growth of 14.8%. "Banks did very well, with Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Westpac both raising their distribution, even in US dollar terms. The regulator is tightening its grip on bank ...

Lift then back to zero (even negative)?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
... already longer than 29 of the 33 expansions the U.S. economy has experienced since 1854." Likewise, "...no other central bank in the advanced world that has raised rates since the 2007-09 crisis has been able to sustain them at a higher level. That includes ...

Comparative advantage

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
... will change." The way the world economy and financial markets is "surprising us" this very moment, gives more credence to Bank of England (BOE chief economist Andy Haldane's words spoken at the Portadown Chambers of Commerce in Northern Ireland a day ...