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Chief economist update: Water, water everywhere and not a fish to catch

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... really nowhere to hide when even safe-haven assets like sovereign bonds are being sold down. Investors fear that central bank largesse and government stimulus programmes being implemented to mitigate the downdraft of the global lockdowns would erode ...

Chief economist update: Coronavirus cures climate change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... also said it would inject an additional ¥1.5T in two-week lending. ECB chief economist Lane said in a blog post central bank will not tolerate any risks to smooth transmission of its policy and stands ready to do more. BOC cut 50bps to 0.75% following ...

Chief economist update: The corona crash of 2020

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
... factory and office closures... generally, a general lockdown. Monetary and fiscal authorities have responded: The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has cut interest rates by 25 bps earlier this month, taking the official cash rate to a new record low of ...

Equities not that expensive: Hamish Douglass

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... all bonds in the world currently have a negative view. "In this negative interest rate world, you put your money into the bank and once it's in the bank, you get paid absolutely nothing on your money - and when you go to reach for your money to take ...

Ellerston LIC chair resigns

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
... portfolio of large caps. Performance has been above benchmark for recent periods. It delivered 8.55% above the MSCI Asia ex Japan (AUD), to the year ending December. Since inception returns were 0.71% under the benchmark.

Chief economist update: Japan fails to learn from history (yet again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
... increases, leading to a recession that takes the government debt-to-GDP ratio even higher (now at 238% of GDP) Worse, the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) scope to lower interest rates has become limited or is no more. The BOJ discount rate was around 0.5% ...

IFM Investors hires from Mercer

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020
... from the directorial role after only one year with the firm, now works as the head of consumer legal at National Australia Bank. The appointment comes following news that Future Fund chief executive David Neal had jumped ship, set to lead IFM Investors ...

Chief economist update: Coronavirus threatens Tokyo Olympics

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020
... stronger the likelihood that Japan's Olympic hopes will be dashed - the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is set to commence on July 24. A Bank of Japan (BOJ) study, titled Economic Impact of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, proclaimed that: "The government's ...

Melbourne boutique adds to team

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2020
... boutique's compliance and risk framework and has worked at Lion Global Investors Limited, ConocoPhillips Asia Ventures, Bank of China and CIMB Bank Berhad. She will be based in Singapore. JCB's deputy chief investment officer Kate Samranvedhya ...

New chief at HSBC Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... HSBC's Middle East, North Africa and Turkey business. Mclean has been with HSBC since 1996 and has worked for the global bank across Asia-Pacific, North America and Europe. He was president and chief executive of HSBC Japan between 2012 and 2016. ...