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Changed RBA rate expectations?

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 6 NOV 2017

... for from the world's three biggest central banks that met last week. The Bank of Japan (BOJ), the Fed and the Bank of England (BOE) all delivered as expected but not without help from the repeated and reiterated "forward guidance" from the central bank ...

BOE does what it said it would do

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017

The Bank of England (BOE) did what it said it would do -- it lifted the Bank Rate by 25 basis points to 0.5% following its 2 November monetary policy council meeting (MPC). The announcement marks the first time in more than a decade that the BOE raised ...

Two holds and a raise

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017

... inflation, that ensures that the Fed keeps its word of another rate hike next month. Most interesting would be the Bank of England's (BOE) meeting on 2 November. Unlike America and Japan, the UK's has seen strong growth and above target inflation. But ...

Go ahead BOE, make my day

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2017

... and the Japanese yen (and to a two-month high against the strengthening euro). That was on 14 September when the Bank of England (BOE) kept policy unchanged as expected but warned that "...some withdrawal of monetary stimulus is likely to be appropriate ...

India's upside risks

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017

Perhaps the Reserve Bank of India was just following its former colonial master. For similar to the Bank of England (BOE) - it cut interest rates by 25 basis points to 0.25% in August 2016 to head off the potential negative fall-out from Brexit win ...

Transparency to the max

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017

... stability target of 2%, as long as it is necessary for maintaining that target in a stable manner." The same with the Bank Of England (BOE): "...with the further lessening in the trade-off that this would imply, some withdrawal of monetary stimulus is ...

The British pound's sterling reversal

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017

... high against the strengthening euro - at the close of last week's trading. And no, it's not because of what the Bank of England (BOE) did at the monetary policy council's 14 September meeting - it kept policy unchanged as expected - but what it told ...

Government names advice standards chief

ALEX BURKE | MONDAY, 14 AUG 2017

... Planning Association and the general manager of Financial Services Education Agency Australia. He has also held roles at New England Credit Union, The Why Corporation and Financial Services Education Agency Australia. FASEA chair Catherine Walter said ...

No follow through

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017

Unlike the Bank of Canada (BOC) which he headed from 2008-2013, now Bank of England (BOE) governor Mark Carney didn't follow through on the remarks he made at the European Central Bank Forum in Portugal that, "Some removal of monetary stimulus is likely ...

Inflation matters

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017

In his interview with 'The Independent' earlier this month, the Bank of England's (BOE) MPC external member Gertjan Vlieghe cautioned: "This is an environment where a premature hike would be a bigger mistake than one that turns out to be slightly late." ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI | 12:42PM

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI | 12:34PM

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI | 12:17PM

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA | 12:29PM

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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