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Chief economist update: Australia needs a cheaper A$

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
... services become more expensive in A$ terms, encouraging Aussies to buy "Made in Australia". However, global economic dynamics suggest that the Australian dollar would need to be even cheaper in order to counteract the deceleration in global growth. More ...

Sovereign wealth fund revokes exclusions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019
... Tinto among them. The fund will also now allow investment in global conglomerate Grupo Carso, defence company General Dynamics, fertiliser company Nutrien and retailers Walmart and Wal-Mart de Mexico. Rio Tinto was excluded from the fund's investable ...

Chief economist update: Expect an RBNZ rate cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
... from 1.9% in the previous period. Core CPI inflation steadied at 1.5%. Congruent with the current unemployment-inflation dynamics of most other developed nations, the RBNZ noted: "The subdued nominal wage growth in the private sector and the apparent ...

Chief economist update: Another RBA rate cut should be enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2019
... spreadsheets to justify their one or two rate HIKE calls), they're back to extrapolating the current economic and market dynamics to more rate rate reductions. I was about to join the more, more, more rate cuts camp until this weekend's A$ drubbing. ...

Chief economist update: ECB exit proves premature

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2019
... 2018. More so because it sent the euro/US$ rate climbing back up - a lever it could have used to counteract slowing trade dynamics. So much so, the ECB is now canvassing fresh policy initiatives even before TLTRO III (targeted longer-term refinancing ...

Former Vanguard broking and wealth expert joins Bell Direct

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... well-positioned to respond and adapt to the rapidly changing market stockbroking, investment and financial advisory firm dynamics," Selvarajah said. Bell Direct is part of ASX-listed stockbroking, investment and financial advisory firm Bell Financial ...

Chief economist update: Like Britney Spears, Financial Standard's done it again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2019
... on no further escalation of the trade war between Trump and the world. That being constant, Australia's economic dynamics are bound to improve and/or stop deteriorating. Let us count the ways. The near-certainty of the RBA cutting the official cash ...

Dealer group acquires bank advice business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
... specialised financial planning services, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank executive, consumer banking Richard Fennell said. The dynamics impacting advice businesses have changed significantly in recent years, he said. "The provision of advice has become a highly ...

Chief economist update: The Fed should act now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
... days gone by doesn't apply today. But having lived through history (57 years hence), I found that certain economic dynamics (akin to the laws of physics) remain unchanged, no matter how much it's justified that "this time is different", such ...

Channel Capital signs on new partnership

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
... after fees and in AUD as compared to MSCI Emerging Markets Index Net of 9.56% per annum. "We believe the fundamental dynamics of emerging markets are now well positioned for strong performance. After a year of market consolidation in 2018 following two ...