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Chief economist update: The angel in the capex details

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... conditions eased in October, the reading of 12 remains more than twice its long-run average of five, that NAB chief economist Alan Oster says, "continues to point to a healthy business sector, with profitability and trading conditions remaining high ...

Chief economist update: Finding neutral

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... on and on but my point is that no one really knows where the neutral level of interest rate lies. As former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan quipped during his heydays, "It's very difficult to know where that so-called neutral rate is. But we probably ...

Fintechs in the money, gain confidence

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
... challenging. About 70% of fintechs relied on private funding to raise an average capital of $3.2 million. FinTech Australia chair Alan Tsen said open banking, comprehensive credit reporting and the removal of double GST for digital currency have contributed ...

Social media reacts to SIBOS

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... opportunity to showcase NSW as the fintech capital of the region. I'm going to have to @AfterPayAU my sleep debt after @Sibos ?? - Alan Tsen (@alantsen) October 24, 2018 FinTech Australia chair Alan Tsen came up with a neat idea bridging the traditional ...

ASIC moves on Dollarmites

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
... marketing to target primary kids at school, turning them into long-term customers of a bad-value bank," CHOICE chief executive Alan Kirkland said. "CHOICE has found that 35% of Australian adults still have their first bank account and this brand attachment ...

Ban Dollarmites: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
... all. CBA even offers payments to primary schools to administer the program amount to commissions. CHOICE chief executive Alan Kirkland said the Dollarmites program is no more than a marketing campaign aimed at Australian children. "The Dollarmites program ...

Superannuation ripe for blockchain

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
... with some of the world's most influential organisations, including Microsoft and BNY Mellon. FinTech Australia chair Alan Tsen, who will be speaking at the event, says Australia often underestimates how the world views the local innovation ecosystem ...

CBA fires up over Dollarmites criticism

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018
... offered to primary schools by the bank to administer the program amount to commissions. According to CHOICE chief executive Alan Kirkland, the Dollarmites program is no more than a marketing campaign aimed at Australian children. "The Dollarmites program ...

WDE board pushes for takeover

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
... shareholders to accept WAM Capital's takeover bid. WDE non-executive directors, comprising Paul Clitheroe, Richard Morath and chair Alan Schoenheimer, said they have carefully considered the offer and recommended to accept the bid in the "absence of ...

Chief economist update: Confidence down, conditions up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018
... points to +16 in August. The employment index was unchanged at a reading of +10 but, according to NAB's chief economist, Alan Oster: "The employment index (based on historical patterns) is consistent with jobs growth of around 23,000 per month. This ...