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Chief economist update: Eurozone growth slowing fast

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
Uh-oh! Borrowing a quote from Robert Burns: "The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry." It appears to be heading that way looking at the third quarter economic scorecard in the Eurozone. Advance estimates show that the single currency region's ...

Star managers address low returns

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
Portfolio managers of L1 Capital's billion-dollar listed investment company have addressed its underperformance after it delivered -6.3% for the quarter. The long/short listed investment company listed in April after raising $1.3 billion in the ...

Chief economist update: BOJ on a steady

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) starts its two-day monetary policy meeting today and it's not about to give financial markets a Halloween spook when it announces the policy board's decision tomorrow. Monetary policy settings will remain unchanged - ...

Chief economist update: Shopaholics drive US growth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
... October. This, along with the strength of the labour market - the unemployment rate stood at a 49-year low of 3.7% in September - suggests continued strength coming from the US consumer in the coming months. This indication is supported by big contribution ...

Assistant Treasurer refutes breach allegations

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
Assistant Treasurer Stuart Robert has countered allegations he breached the Corporations Act. Responding to questions from Financial Standard today, Robert said allegations levelled at him by Labor Senator Chris Ketter during Senate Estimates on Wednesday ...

Former Olympian to lead investment house

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
A former Olympic swimmer has been named as the new chief executive at a diversified financial services firm. Grant Hackett was appointed chief executive at the Generation Development Group (GDG) annual general meeting yesterday. Hackett's focus ...

Governance specialist names new chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
An industry association dedicated to best-practice corporate governance and culture is welcoming its new chief executive. The Governance Institute of Australia appointed Megan Motto as its new chief executive from January 2019. She is the former chief ...

Chief economist update: Fear and loathing on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2018
Persistent sell orders have put Wall Street's major benchmark indices either in a correction (defined as a 10% drop from the nearest peak) or on the cusp of one: Nasdaq (-11.5%) and Russell 2000 (-15.6%); S&P 500 (-9.4%) and DJIA (-8.4%). The sell-off ...

Bennelong boutique hires analyst

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018
A boutique manager under Bennelong's banner has hired an investment analyst from Lendlease for a newly-created role. Quay Global Investors has appointed Gavin Truong as its investment analyst to support its real estate securities investing. In his most ...

Two new ETFs on the block

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018
VanEck and BetaShares have announced new ETFs, as product launches in the segment heat up. A new smart beta ETF from VanEck will invest in China A-shares, after the manager gained a licence to invest in the asset class independent of the China Stock ...