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FinTech Australia appoints former Uber policy head

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2018
... ridesharing. Before Uber, Kitschke was head of public policy at Vodafone Australia sd executive director of the Australian Sporting Goods Association. Commenting on his new role, he said: "It is a tremendous honour to be able to lead an organisation ...

Trustee services provider appoints new chair

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
A trustee business linked to several of Australia's newest superannuation funds has appointed a new non-executive chair. Sargon Capital, which operates in Australia via Trustee Partners, appointed Robert Rankin as its new chair, joining new non-executive ...

Chief economist update: Talking trade tariffs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018
... deficit with China decreased by 11.6% to US$25.9 billion from 29.3 billion in February as China bought 26.3% more of US goods and services while selling 2.1% less to the US.

Chief economist update: A$ falls to the occasion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2018
... result in a faster pick-up in economic activity and inflation than currently forecast. A depreciating A$ would make foreign goods and services more expensive - encouraging Australians, all, to buy local instead - and overseas holidays more costly - prompting ...

Chief economist update: Prudence, patience and persistence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... sectors, in retail, sales, manufacturing, services, in construction. Then we had declines in industrial production, in capital goods production. The PMI in exports orders also declined. Also we had declines in national business and confidence indicators. ...

Chief economist update: Malcolm puts agricuture in the middle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2018
... report on Australia does not help Malcolm's bargaining position as well. "Australia ranked as the 19th-largest trade in goods partner of the EU, while the EU represented Australia's third-largest trading partner after China and Japan in 2016." In addition ...

Trustee services provider buys advice group

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
A trustee business linked to several of Australia's newest superannuation funds has acquired a non-aligned boutique financial advice group. As part of its ongoing expansion strategy, Trustee Partners has acquired Madison Financial Group from PHAROS ...

Chief economist update: Back to the shops

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
... (-0.6% but this was after a strong 2% increase in February); gasoline stations (-0.3% from +0.1% in February); sporting goods, hobby, book & music stores (-1.8% from + 3.3%); clothing & clothing accessories stores (-0.8% from +0.2%); miscellaneous store ...

Mercer expands responsible investment team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
... as a social auditor. During his time at KPMG Stamp worked with a vast array of clients across FMCG (fast-moving consumer goods), real estate, natural resources and financial services. His role was to understand the human rights and ESG risks and opportunities ...

Chief economist update: Trump trumps Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018
... dragged into a trade war if it escalates, but at least Downing Street is not in Trump's crosshairs for the UK buys more goods from America. US Census Bureau data show that the US enjoyed a US$3.3 billion surplus with the UK in 2017 (up from US$1 billion ...