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Chief economist update: Trade war and peace

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2018
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring ...

Government opens consultation for amended CCIV regime

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018
... licence; does not have any officers or employees other than the corporate director; operates at least one sub-fund at all times; and adheres to other more specific requirements detailed in the legislation. The CCIV regime is intended as a response to ...

Japan needs trade peace with the US

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2018
... increases has been less confrontational than China, the EU or even Canada but Japan had rarely been on headlines in recent times. It's back again when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe went to Washington to meet with the US president about North Korea and trade. ...

Chief economist update: Another five minutes of sunshine?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018
... economic growth because it means individuals and businesses are more likely to purchase houses and investment properties during times of expansion when jobs are more secure and incomes are growing. Conversely, fixed interest investors generally consider ...

Life insurer early intervention a win: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
... healthcare intervention of life insurers, the research said. Early intervention by life insurers could also slash return-to-work times to five weeks from the typical 13 to 18 weeks, it said. The report noted while the bulk of workplace injuries relate ...

Australia should consider Islamic finance to bridge infrastructure gap

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
... Western country to issue an Islamic bond, otherwise known as a sukuk. This five-year sukuk raised GBP£200 million and was 10 times oversubscribed, with investor demand exceeding GBP£2.3 billion. "The Australian Government is equally well placed, and ...

Managing Director departs AMP-backed planning network

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
... Commission. In May the wealth manager lost Pally Bargri, chief risk officer of its advice business who cited challenging times ahead for the business. Just days earlier three AMP directors stepped down ahead of a fiery annual general meeting, where shareholders ...

Chief economist update: China's neo-great leap forward

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
... recording a high monthly northbound net inflow of 40.54 yuan, up 222% on March's northbound inflow and a staggering four times the net inflows seen in April 2017." But while funds would continue to flow into China's equity market - mainly for ...

Chief economist update: Capex and credit and the trade war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2018
... implemented effective immediately. Not surprisingly, these countries are fighting back. Here's a run-down from the LA Times: "Canada, the largest exporter of steel and aluminum to the United States, said it would apply counter-tariffs of 25% and ...

Aussie retail crypto fund flags broker partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
... the advantages is that it is uncorrelated to a lot of asset classes right now. You may see some macro pattern emerging at times, but we would not say there's a direct correlation at all," he said.