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Chief economist update: The risks just got real

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
... banks decide on would be null and void should US President Donald Trump make good on his 25/10 tariff threat (25% tariff on steel and 10% on aluminium) this week and there's certain retaliation from trading partners. You can forget the World Bank (WB) ...

Chief economist update: Trump spoils for war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
... 500 by 1.3% overnight after Donald announced that "sometime next week, we'll be signing" the imposition of a 25% tariff on steel imports and 10% for imports of aluminium. Yes Virginia, it's an excuse to sell. For in the words of that other Donald - Donald ...

Chief economist update: As luck would have it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
... ongoing expansion of global iron ore supply following an extended period of strong investment. Members also noted that Chinese steel production per capita was likely to be close to its peak and that growth in Chinese steel production would not add much ...

NAB appoints new regional advice GM

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2018
NAB Financial Planning appointed a new general manager for South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory. Adrian De Silva joined NAB in January from Beyond Bank Australia, where he was national manager wealth management and national ...

Commonwealth Bank launches chatbot banker

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... bank balances, activating new cards, making payments and getting cardless cash. CBA executive general manager digital, Pete Steel, said the exciting thing about Ceba is that it can actually carry out tasks for customers, rather than providing instructions ...

Former Myer Family Company chief joins $1.1bn manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017
... equal female and male representation. Pearse has extensive financial executive experience from BHP Billiton and BlueScope Steel. She is currently a non-executive director of Scotch College and World Vision Australia. Cousins said the board has been aiming ...

NAB advice GM departs in wealth restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2017
NAB's executive general manager of wealth advice has departed in the midst of a restructure of the wealth business. Greg Miller took on the lead role in 2015. Prior to that, he was general manager of MLC Direct and MLC Advice Solutions. He has also ...

Iron ore's ups and downs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017
... the RBA's 5 September Board meeting revealed members' discussion about "the influence of China on the global iron ore and steel markets more generally" and their expectations for iron ore prices "to fall in the period ahead because of the ongoing expansion ...

China industrial profits surge

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
... Ping, the acceleration in profitability was driven by lower production costs and higher product prices (in particular, oil, steel and electronics). He estimates that higher prices accounted for a third of the new profits in August. I can only surmise ...

NAB Financial Planning announces key hires

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
NAB Financial Planning is expanding its leadership team, recruiting senior managers from ANZ Wealth and AMP New Zealand. As per its national strategy to increase customer-centricity, NAB FP has appointed two general managers to lead its NSW/ACT and ...