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Chief economist update: Rush hour is over for the BOE

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2018

... activity for bad or good and monetary policy would be adjusted accordingly. Such is the case for the UK and the Bank of England (BOE). A few months before its 10 May meeting, the British central bank signalled that another small increase in interest ...

Spaceship looks outside of superannuation

KANIKA SOOD | WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2018

Spaceship, which at last count managed about $198 million of millennial superannuation, is branching out into investment products with two new launches. The company quietly rolled out two low-fee funds in April under the Spaceship Voyager brand. The ...

Chief economist update: BOE fails market expectations

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018

... kept. What's surprising is the market's reaction to a promise, a guidance, that didn't materialise. It's the Bank of England (BOE), I speak of. A few months before last night, the British central bank signalled that another small increase in interest ...

QIC expands executive team, bolsters US footprint

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018

QIC has made several executive appointments locally and overseas in an effort to expand its US footprint and client base. Brian Delaney, who was executive director of strategy, clients and global markets, stepped into the newly created role of senior ...

Chief economist update: Trump trumps Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018

... surplus with the UK in 2017 (up from US$1 billion in the previous year). UK Prime Minister Theresa May and Bank of England (BOE) governor Mark Carney could at least focus on the domestic economy. While UK GDP growth slowed to annual rate of 1.4% in the ...

Chief economist update: Three minutes

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 26 FEB 2018

... financial markets' take on central banks' greater transparency and forward guidance is best explained by Bank of England (BOE) governor Mark Carney. In his testimony before the UK Parliament's Treasury Committee, Carney remarked that, "...the financial ...

Scared of inflation? Try deflation

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 12 FEB 2018

... - that of a strong and strengthening global economy and this rising tide would float their own boats. The Bank of England (BOE) also kept policy unchanged - voting unanimously to maintain the Bank Rate at 0.50% (which it lifted by 25 bps last November) ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street wails on inflation indications

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 5 FEB 2018

... careful what you wish for." It's a well-known truism in the current economic cycle that the world's major central banks (the BOE excluded) have been wishin' and hopin' and thinkin' and prayin' for inflation to climb to their target rates. It appears ...

Chief economist update: One hike this year, one hike next year

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018

... to 2.5% in December from a six-year high of 2.7% in November (3.1% in December 2011). This followed the Bank of England's (BOE) decision to raise the Bank Rate by 25 basis points to 0.5% at its 2 November 2017 meeting which, in turn, sent the British ...

Same old same old from the BOJ

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017

While the Fed lifted interest rates at its final meet for 2017, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) followed the others - ECB, BOE, SNB - in keeping the status quo this side of the New Year. And like the rest of 'em, it's optimistic over the Japanese economy's ...

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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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