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BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 24 JUL 2017

... their 2% target (the People's Bank of China's target is 3.5%). Only the UK's core inflation rate is above the Bank of England's (BOE) target driven by no other than the pound's depreciation since the Brexit vote. But even the BOE consider this as temporary. ...

Data dictates immediate BOE action

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2017

... banks' hawkish comments before the RBA meeting. This re-think is none better highlighted than in the case of the Bank of England (BOE). Certainly, if there's any other major central bank that would soon follow the Fed towards normalisation, it would ...

APRA finalises senior executive lineup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2017

... and has previously held senior roles at Canada's Office of Superintendent of Financial Institutions and at the Bank of England. APRA has also created the role of executive general manager, risk and data analytics division, appointing current head of ...

Australia a nation changing fast: Census

ALEX DUNNIN | TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2017

... 1966 just 18% of Australians were overseas-born, today this ratio is 26%. In 1966 one third of these people were born in England but today this share has plummeted to 15%. The proportion from New Zealand also decreased over the same period from 9.1% ...

The 2016 Census as a guide

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2017

... than a quarter of Australia's population (26.3%) were born overseas, largely from Asia. As per the ABS' report: "While England and New Zealand were still the next most common countries of birth after Australia, the proportion of those born overseas who ...

No 'Plan B' for Brexit "twist and turns"

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017

There were no surprises at the Bank of England's (BOE) 11 May decision to keep the Bank Rate where it was since August 2016, when it was lowered from 0.5% to 0.25% to contain the fallout from the 'Brexit' vote of the previous month - a decision that's ...

Oxford University assisting Aussie advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017

... has already been adopted by a range of international organisations including HSBC, the Royal Bank of Scotland, Bank of England, Standard Life and South Africa's Sanlam, as well as a number of IFAs. The Oxford Risk Rating Online solution accounts for ...

Kristin's correct call

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017

The Bank of England's (BOE) March decision to keep policy settings unchanged may still prove to be correct, but the recent flow of economic data continue to vindicate MPC-member Kristin Forbes' dissent - she considered it appropriate to raise interest ...

One Direction and the BOE

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 20 MAR 2017

There's "One Direction (1D)" - the English-Irish pop music boy band -- and there's the Bank of England (BOE). Like the big event of March - the US Federal Reserve lifted the fed funds rate by 25 basis points to 0.75% - 1.0% at its 15-16 March FOMC meeting ...

Australia winning silver in APAC fintech race

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017

... providers in this region view digital transformation," State Street head of asset manager sector sales, Asia Pacific Mark England added. "The region has some unique challenges, in terms of localised investor needs and a complex regulatory environment. ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

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

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

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

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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