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Chief economist update: Japan feels the heat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
... headline (0.6% in May) and core (0.8%) rates of inflation remain way below the BOJ's target. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset allocation strategist ...

Macquarie axes grandfathered commissions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
... practicable and to the maximum possible extent." More recently, fronting the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell said the regulator has not had a chance to consider an actual timeframe for phasing grandfathered ...

Chief economist update: Steady at 24 and counting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
... remain at rest unless an outside force acts on it - that outside force could be up or down. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset allocation strategist, portfolio ...

AFA seeks overhaul of proposed education standards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2018
... undergraduate or postgraduate degree that includes at least six subjects in accounting, finance, financial planning, economics, law or tax. The AFA also believes mathematics, actuarial studies and psychology degrees should be included as related fields. ...

Chief economist update: Draining the swamp

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2018
... goes, the more pressure on the US trade deficit, the more Trump tries to drain that swamp. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset allocation strategist, portfolio ...

Chief economist update: It's always slow in America in Q1

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
... 2017, "So we're at 3.3% GDP. I see no reason why we don't go to 4%, 5%, and even 6%!" Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset allocation strategist, portfolio ...

FASEA yet to determine bridging courses

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2018
... Code of Ethics will be required. With the related fields comprising accounting, financial planning or advice, law and economics degrees FASEA said all advisers with these degrees will be eligible for the relevant bridging course, no matter when they ...

Chief economist update: Shanghai's drop is China's problem, the yuan's slide is everyone's

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2018
... America's Trump might have to pay a higher price and we'll all be the poorer for this. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset allocation strategist, portfolio ...

Chief economist update: Chinese dragon now a bear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... self-sustaining. Investors anticipate losses as pessimism and selling increases." Investopedia Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset allocation strategist, portfolio ...

ASIC not to blame for trust deficit: Shipton

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2018
... present in Australia's financial services industry. Appearing before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics in Canberra last Friday, Shipton was asked what responsibility ASIC takes for what has occurred in recent years across the ...