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Chief economist update: The art of the deal exemplified

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018
And so it comes to pass. US President Donald Trump did what he promised he would. "Today I'm defending America's national security by placing tariffs on foreign imports of steel and aluminium...we will have a 25% tariff on foreign steel and a 10% tariff ...

Link signs two industry funds, eyes UK pension admin

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
Fund administration giant Link Group is sizing its opportunity to enter the UK pension market following the successful acquisition of Capita Asset Services and continued growth across the global business. Come 30 June 2018, about half of Link's revenue ...

Chief economist update: Trump spoils for war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
"You're going to have protection for the first time in a long time." For better or worse, US President Donald Trump continues to deliver on his campaign promises. Wall Street took Trump's latest promise fulfilment as an excuse to take profits. The Dow  ...

Chief economist update: The dog ate my growth target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
Doggone! The latest batch of money and credit data out of China would have anyone think that President Xi and Premier Li's promise to reduce financial risks by cracking down on debt, excessive leverage, risky loans (through shadow banking) has gone ...

Chief economist update: Bad news is good news returns?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
Say what? That'll be any rational investor's reaction when you tell him about Wall Street's overnight rally at the same time that the things that scared the bejesus out of them - rising inflation - in early February proved even worse than they expected. ...

Chief economist update: The Fed's force is with us

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
"Suddenly the wheels are in motion. And I, I'm ready to sail any ocean. Suddenly I don't need the answers. Cause I, I'm ready to take all my chances with you." - Olivia Newton-John Oh yes Virginia, the wheels are surely in motion...suddenly. The Dow  ...

Chief economist update: RBA to lift rates after 2018

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
Now we've seen it all - the "most hated bull market in history" and the "most widely-expected correction." To wax pedantic about this, the Dow and the S&P 500's big drop on the 5 February 2018 does not even fit the technical definition of a correction ...

Robo-adviser crashes during Wall Street selloff

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
One of the largest robo-advisers in the US saw its website go offline while markets fell across the globe on February 5. Wealthfront had to issue multiple clarifications to users via Twitter after complaints reached the platform that the website was ...

Chief economist update: This time is different

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
"It's murder on the dance floor. You'd better not kill the groove..." - Sophie Ellis-Bextor. "Stock Market Loser Kills Brokerage Manager, Self in Shooting Rampage". This was Los Angeles Times' headline reporting about an investor going into Merrill ...

Unlisted infrastructure assets hit record high

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
The global unlisted infrastructure industry is now three times the size of its GFC levels, hitting a record high of US$418 billion in assets under management, latest Preqin research shows. The year to June 2017 saw a record number of deals take place ...