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Saxo Capital Markets hires Aussie markets strategist

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
The trading and investment platform has created a new role to provide trading ideas and insights of Australian markets to Saxo's global sales trading team. Eleanor Creagh has been appointed to the Sydney based role, reporting to Saxo's group chief economist ...

Chief economist update: Onwards and downwards to a recession?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
Now look at what you've done. It's over! Japan's eight consecutive quarters of expansion is no more. Preliminary estimates show the country's real GDP contracted by 0.2% in the March quarter, more than reversing the 0.1% gain in the ...

AMP hit with another proposed class action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
Maurice Blackburn has jumped on the bandwagon, seeking interest to launch a third class action against AMP. Announcing its action today, the law firm is attempting to attract as many AMP shareholders as possible by way of a "market disrupting" commission ...

Link Group names Fund Solutions chief

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
Link Group named the new chief executive for its Link Fund Solutions business. Most recently, Paul Khoury was head of global services for Australia and New Zealand at State Street. He previously held three other State Street roles: Asia Pacific head ...

Chief economist update: All Ords rising

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
Six index points or 0.1% is all the All Ordinaries index needs to add to by the close of today's trading activity and it would match the decade-high (January 2008) closing level of 6241.46 points recorded on January 9 this year. As at yesterday's ...

Spaceship beefs up senior management

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
The millennial super fund which now manages about $180 million in funds has added two industry veterans to its top brass among four new appointments. The move tightens its compliance and governance. Andrew Moore will now serve as chairperson on Spaceship ...

Vertical integration needs overhaul: Poll

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
As the advice industry reels from the impact of Royal Commission misconduct revelations that stemmed from vertically-integrated models, seven in ten Financial Standard readers are of the opinion these model need a revamp. Starting May 7, we asked our ...

Chief economist update: New RBNZ Governor maintains old policy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
The prevailing global dynamics of tight labour markets and low inflation is not the sole purview of big developed economies. It's happening in the US - the biggest economy in the world (US$18.6 trillion in 2016, according to World Bank estimates) ...

$50 billion super fund appoints new analyst

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018
A top super fund that manages $50 billion on behalf of two million members has appointed a new senior analyst, after the incumbent moved to a boutique manager. Rest is welcoming Steven Green as a senior analyst, replacing the outgoing William Riggall. ...

Chief economist update: BOE fails market expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018
... just-released US CPI report for April. Despite the continued improvement in the US unemployment rate - down to 3.9% in April - and the continuing ascent in crude oil prices, headline CPI inflation only managed a small increase to 2.5% in the year to ...