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Chief economist update: The other president for life in the making

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... sanctions imposed on Moscow by "the West" starting in 2014 as "punishment" for its annexation of Crimea back in 2014, sent the country into recession in 2015 and 2016 but the economy has improved since then. Preliminary estimates show Russia's GDP growth ...

SSGA appoints head of Asia-Pacific

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
... her five-year stint at SSGA in Australia where she led the asset manager's foray into active retail distribution in the country. From standing start in 2012, she grew the business to a team of nine people and total assets under management of over $880 ...

LGIAsuper bolsters infrastructure investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
... of exports passes the port each year. The Queensland super fund holds significant infrastructure investments across the country, with interests in the Sunshine Coast Airport, Gold Coast Light Rail and the North Queensland Gas Pipeline. Most recently ...

BetaShares expands in Queensland

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
... Brisbane is a great milestone for the business and reflects our strong commitment to education and client service across the country," BetaShares chief executive Alex Vynokur said. BetaShares has also appointed Tamas Calderwood as national manager, adviser ...

CFSGAM cuts long-standing investment capabilities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
... First State Stewart Asia - Specialist team managing a range of Asia Pacific including Japan, equity strategies (single country and regional funds) - Australian Equities - Specialist teams managing Australian Growth, Australian Income, Australian Small ...

Chief economist update: As luck would have it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
... Joyce - these are a few of (not my favourite things) the challenges facing Australia. But true to its tag as the "Lucky Country", something positive Australia's way comes. The price of iron ore - its biggest export - is on the rise. Austrade figures ...

Chief economist update: The yen's on the up and up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
Instead of reversing, the yen continued to climb after Japan's Cabinet Office released the country's National Accounts showing that economic growth slowed to an annualised rate of 0.5% in the December quarter from 2.2% in the previous three-month period. ...

Record high returns elusive in 2018: Economist

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
... peak in momentum, Baur said, adding he expects 1% to 1.5% growth this year. "This sounds low but it's pretty good for a country with a declining population. They've got an incredibly low unemployment rate at 2.8%," he said. China will see a modest slow ...

Chief economist update: RBA to lift rates after 2018

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
... cheaper imports, thanks to the Australian dollar's higher exchange rate. This is underscored by the deterioration in the country's trade balance from a A$36 million surplus in November to a A$1.36 billion deficit in December as a 6% jump in imports more ...

Changing nature of advice to benefit institutions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
... longer," Tynan said. "These clients may need to consider downsizing the family home and moving to smaller premises, a sea or country change, or moving part-time or permanently overseas."