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Chief economist update: Fed on ice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
If there's anything that captures the greed on Wall Street, it's the US equity market's reaction to the Fed's decision following its 15-16 March 2019 FOMC meeting. The Fed gave the markets what they expected - it kept the Fed funds rate ...

Major US exchange to stop listing bitcoin

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
The US cryptocurrency exchange that released the first bitcoin futures contracts has had a change of heart. Cboe Global Markets will not list any new bitcoin futures for the first time since launching them in 2017. However, it did not rule out the possibility ...

Boutique manager makes executive changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
A $330 million fund manager appointed a new chief operating officer, while its chief financial officer has resigned. David Addis is the new chief operating officer of property fund manager GARDA Capital Group effective March 18. Addis was previously ...

Chief economist update: The AUD's resilience

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will release the minutes of its March 5 board meeting - when it decided to keep interest rates unchanged at a record low 1.5% - today. I imagine that the men and women of the RBA board would have discussed the slowing ...

Chief economist update: Be fearful when indicators show no fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
Uh-OMG-oh! Long-time and loyal readers would have probably noticed my change in tune over the past few weeks - from a mini-me Dr. Doom to a prophet of boom - based on the rationale that the world's major central banks have toned down and/or reversed ...

Countdown to 2019 FICAP Rockstar

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
The Financial Industry Community Aid Program's 'Who Wants to be a Rockstar?' is returning for 2019, promising to be bigger than ever. The FICAP 'Who Wants to be a Rockstar?' event is an annual fundraiser and singing competition in ...

Benchmark APRA against global counterparts: Treasury

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
APRA's first capability review should consider benchmarking it against comparable prudential regulators around the globe, says its terms of reference which are now open for response. Last month, the Government agreed to undertake regular capability ...

Chief economist update: What's the RBA waiting for?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
The Sino-Yankee trade war, the slowdown in the global economy and more recently, the Brexit fiasco have all had a negative bearing on the Australian economic outlook. This is no better depicted than by the recent National Accounts update showing the ...

Chief economist update: Breaking up is hard to do

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
"They say that breaking up is hard to do, now I know, I know that it's true..." - Neil Sedaka. This song must be playing in UK prime minister Theresa May's head - it should as it did in mine - when a second round of voting in the House of Commons ...

NAB announces executive departure

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
National Australia Bank's chief people officer is leaving the organisation. Lorraine Murphy has resigned as chief people officer at NAB. Murphy joined NAB in March 2016 and has 20 years' experience across multiple industries. The role will be temporarily ...