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Aviva Investors appoints Asia institutional sales head

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
... Clapham served as AXA Investment Managers' head of consultant relations and the head of sovereign wealth funds and central banks (Asia), insto sales. He will focus on building new partnerships and strengthening existing relationships with institutional ...

Chief economist update: Japan feels the heat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
... taking a hit. Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda already expressed his concerns when he joined the ECB Forum on Central Banking held at Sintra, Portugal on 18-20 June: "The indirect impact on the Japanese economy could be quite significant...if ...

Super fund chair appointed to NSW Generations Fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
... agencies. It had about $65 billion in total assets on its balance sheet, as at 30 June 2017. The NSW government's central borrowing authority turned around a pre-tax profit of $132 million. The debt instruments are guaranteed by the NSW Government ...

Chief economist update: Steady at 24 and counting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
... current market expectations, several more months would be added to this record before the RBA moves. While the Australian central bank still sees continued expansion in the global economy, it has shifted the risk to global growth from the withdrawal ...

Chief economist update: Draining the swamp

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2018
... rose to 2.0% in May from 1.8% - are already inviting speculations of a more aggressive Fed. With most other developed central banks' interest rates still on hold, rising US rates would raise the US dollar's yield premium, attracting more funds ...

Findex strengthens Melbourne leadership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2018
... practice. Crowe Horwath Melbourne managing partner Stuart Brehaut said Richardson's experience in growth industries was central to his appointment at the firm. "We are always looking to grow our teams by adding passionate, talented professionals ...

Cryptocurrencies on radar but not priority: RBA

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... Australia is currently not large enough to raise policy concerns for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), an official from the central bank said in Sydney yesterday. The Reserve Bank has closely followed developments in the crypto sphere for about five ...

Willis Towers Watson bolsters senior management

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... brought ideas together in portfolio construction," Goss said. "He demonstrated a high level of collaboration, which is central to our culture, and this gives me confidence he will seamlessly fit straight into our team and our client partnerships." James ...

Chief economist update: Chinese dragon now a bear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... canvass. To be sure, China's economy had already been weakening even before this trade spat started as government central tried to reduce excessive leverage in the financial system. Total social financing - the broadest measure of credit and liquidity ...

Chief economist update: Rate hike hawks in RBA dove's shadow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2018
... that were it not for the RBA's concern over adding fuel to overheating property prices (at the time), the Australian central bank would have already cut rates mainly due to the stagnation in wages growth which is a negative for both inflation and ...