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Chief economist update: Inflation is heading Fed's way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
Had it not been for Trump's attack threat on Syria (now retreat) the other day, financial markets would have been dissecting the minutes of the Fed's 20-21 March FOMC meeting. There really was nothing significant except for a sentence alluding to a ...

Chief economist update: RBA certain to raise interest rates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
Speculate no further, "the next move in the cash rate will be up, not down." Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Philip Lowe cannot be more explicit about monetary policy direction than this when he addressed the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce ...

Chief economist update: Trump trumps Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018
Perhaps it's being drowned by the ongoing Trump/Xi "my tariff is bigger than yours" tit-for-tat, or the Trump/Stormy Daniels alleged dalliance, or the alleged Trump/FBI raid on the offices of Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen... but whatever it ...

Chief economist update: The trend is not our friend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018
Looking at the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest update on the country's labour market, one couldn't help but exclaim that it was a wonderful set of (seasonally adjusted) numbers. The economy added another 17,500 jobs in February following ...

Chief economist update: Next move in rates will likely be up, but it's not certain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2018
"You may have noticed that at yesterday's meeting, the Reserve Bank Board left the cash rate unchanged at 1.5%, where it has been since August 2016." This is what RBA Governor Philip Lowe told his audience at the Australian Financial Review Business ...

ASIC bans Perth adviser

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
ASIC banned a Perth-based financial adviser for five years following an investigation as part of the regulator's life insurance lapse data project. Philip Leake is banned from providing financial services for five years after failing to act in his clients' ...

CBA denies majority of latest AUSTRAC allegations

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
CBA said it denies most of the additional 100 anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing allegations handed down from AUSTRAC last December. In its submission to the Federal Court, CBA said it "denies 89 allegations in full and admits 11 ...

Pension fund and bank terminate asset manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
A UK pension fund and its parent bank have terminated about $200 billion in respective mandates with a major global asset manager. Scottish Widows and Lloyds Banking Group's wealth businesses have given Standard Life Aberdeen notice to terminate their ...

Commonwealth Bank recruits Suncorp executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
Commonwealth Bank has appointed a new general manager, advice professional services from Suncorp. The bank has confirmed that Ronna Ludgate commenced in the role at the end of January, leaving her position as head of distribution, conduct and professional ...

Actuaries Institute names chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
The Actuaries Institute appointed a new chief executive to further build its brand and drive the profession forward. Elayne Grace, who has been serving as acting chief executive since the start of the year, has been promoted to the top role. She replaces ...