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ECB schedules taper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
The European Central Bank's (ECB) October monetary policy meeting ended financial market speculations over its QE exit strategy. ECB president Mario Draghi did what he telegraphed he would -- discuss QE unwind strategy in October - and offered something ...

UBS wins pensions mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
... mandate from a pool of UK local government pension schemes. The Local Government Pension Schemes ACCESS (A Collaboration of Central, Eastern and Southern Shires) pool - the combined assets of 11 of the United Kingdom's schemes - consolidated its passive ...

Beige Book report delivers known knowns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2017
... selling prices." The Beige Book's diminished relevance (for financial markets, at least) may have resulted from the US central bank's uber-transparency towards in policy thoughts in recent times, eliminating the need for markets, speculators and investors ...

BNP Paribas shuts out non-renewable energy producers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2017
... committed to working with and supporting those energy sector partners who have decided to make environmental issues a central part of their business policy," Bonnafe said. "We are convinced that being a major economic development bank in the 21st century ...

Go ahead BOE, make my day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2017
... months may be appropriate." That "coming months" could turn out to be coming "month". That's on 2 November when the British central bank's monetary policy council next meets. Its twin mandate - full employment and stable inflation - dictates so. The ...

Inflated attention on September US CPI inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
... (PCE) price index not the CPI. In the Fed's "Summary of Economic Projections" (latest release was in September), the US central bank prints point forecasts for "PCE inflation" and "Core PCE inflation". An article by the "Business Insider" published in ...

EQT acquires stake in UK firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2017
... responsible entities in Australia, which are required by law for the operation of managed investment schemes and perform a central governance and management role. EQT is acquiring DMC Capital Partners' interests in Treasury Capital of ordinary equity ...

ECB exit: 2018 or 2021?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
... conditions amid diminished political risk and policy uncertainty". This is based on the IMF's assumption that the "European Central Bank should wait for concrete evidence of a steady pickup in inflation before reducing the extent of accommodation". The ...

India's upside risks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... same in August this year in order to cushion any adverse impact of the goods and services tax implemented on 1 July. Both central banks appear to have gotten the upper hand. The Indian central bank kept interest rates unchanged - repo rate at 6.0% and ...

Derivatives specialist opens Sydney office, appoints Australia head

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
... proprietary trading," Duffy said. CME managing director and head of Asia-Pacific Christopher Fix added: "Australia is central to CME Group's growth plans, being in the top five contributors of our revenues in the region, and we are excited to be able ...