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BNP Paribas appoints new Australia head

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2019
... Australian and New Zealand clients access deep BNP Paribas' international network." Delvallee stepped into the role on October 1 this year, and took over from James Gibson who has begun is new role as head of territory in Japan. BNP Paribas currently ...

Chief economist update: Is the A$ becoming a safe-haven currency?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2019
... this "Lucky Country's" luck may be running out. This is because the RBA's recent rate cuts - in June, July and October - aren't just producing diminishing returns but they're also raising the level of pessimism among Australian businesses ...

Chief economist update: Beam us up Scotty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019
... we're now teetering on the brink. The flash estimate of the Commonwealth Bank Composite PMI fell to a reading of 50.7 in October from 52.0 in the previous month as both the manufacturing (down to 50.1) and services (down to 50.8) sectors close in ...

Firetrail fund gets Morningstar rating

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
... option but investors should prepare for the volatility. "...underperformance since Firetrail's March 2018 inception to October 2019 provides a reminder to investors that returns are unlikely to look anything like the S&P/ASX 200 index," the research ...

Chief economist update: Oil to slide into 2020

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently released its 'World Economic Outlook' report for October where it slashed its global growth projection to 3.0% this year (from 3.2% forecast in July) before rebounding to 3.4% (downgraded from its ...

Disgruntled chief executive wins $2.7million

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2019
... to his advantage without authority and board approval, according to court documents. The Supreme Court of Brisbane on October 11 ruled in Lake's favour and threw out GBST's counterclaim. This came in midst of GBST being acquired by UK-firm FNZ. Lake ...

WiseTech short could impact super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2019
... resigned from her role with the company last week. Securities in the company were placed on a trading halt on Monday 21 October as a result of the short report. WiseTech called the short report "misinformation" and said: "WiseTech rejects the claims ...

No room for policy mistakes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2019
In its world economic update for October, the International Monetary Fund said that the global economy is in a synchronised slowdown. Growth for 2019 was downgraded again to 3%, its slowest pace since the global financial crisis. "This is a serious ...

Future Fund returns 1.9% for the quarter

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
... Strait Islander Land and Sea Future Fund ("ATSILS Fund") established in February has returned 1.3% since then. "From 1 October 2019 the ATSILS Fund gained exposure to a diversified portfolio through a co-mingled arrangement alongside the Medical Research ...

Chief economist update: Rate cuts coming, but not on race day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
... on paper). Forget about a Melbourne Cup Day interest rate cut! The minutes of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) October 1 Board meeting first hinted on this, stating that the stimulatory effects of lower interest rates on borrowing "may not be ...