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No room for policy mistakes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2019
... is in a synchronised slowdown. Growth for 2019 was downgraded again to 3%, its slowest pace since the global financial crisis. "This is a serious climb down from 3.8 percent in 2017, when the world was in a synchronized upswing. This subdued growth is ...

Hong Kong hedge funds suffering: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
... Kong-based hedge funds totaled US$300 million over the first three quarters of 2019, the lowest since the Global Financial Crisis. "Long/short equities and multi-strategy are the most commonly adopted strategic mandates within the region, accounting ...

IMF predicts bleak Australian outlook

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2019
... Economic Outlook report, the IMF warned of a "synchronised global slowdown" to the weakest pace since the Global Financial Crisis. "Rising trade and geopolitical tensions have increased uncertainty about the future of the global trading system and international ...

Poor market conditions weigh on Perpetual, Pendal

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
... marks the wealth managers 10th consecutive quarter of net outflows and FUM is now at its lowest since the Global Financial Crisis. The Australian share market recently suffered a $74 billion dollar blow over the course of two days at the start of October ...

La Trobe Financial expands executive team

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
... Eestate run-off business. He has also led teams during a period of disruptive global markets, post the Global Financial Crisis, focusing on consensual debt workouts, turnaround and restructuring. Chief lending officer Cory Bannister, commenting on Drury's ...

Industry super satisfaction continues

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2019
... the equal highest satisfaction for industry funds since March 2008 which many consider as the onset of Global Financial Crisis with the bankruptcy of US investment bank Bear Stearns. "The increase in industry fund satisfaction to some extent tracks the ...

Calls to give ASIC power to repair reputations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2019
... positions. Crutchfield is chair of the ASX-listed fintech Zip Co, and warned of the standard set since the Global Financial Crisis. "Directors now have an obligation that is personal, and cannot be delegated, to understand aspects of the company's ...

Chief economist update: Germany in the budget's shadow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
The Global Financial Crisis of 2008 gave birth to "non-conventional monetary policy" - where many developed country central banks lowered interest rates to zero/negative and/or engaged in quantitative easing. While these prevented the "Great Recession" ...

Trustee firm adds executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
... This is quite different to a traditional low touch, vanilla, institutional approach," he said. Since the Global Financial Crisis, investors are seeking real control of capital rather than simply paying for institutional brand names managing extremely ...

Chief economist update: Australia needs a cheaper A$

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
... September 11 by depreciating from US$0.65 to below US$0.50. It cushioned the domestic economy during the global financial crisis (GFC) and the "Great Recession" when it dropped from US$0.9786 on 15 July 2008 to US$0.6036 on 27 October 2008 when the global ...