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No follow through

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
Unlike the Bank of Canada (BOC) which he headed from 2008-2013, now Bank of England (BOE) governor Mark Carney didn't follow through on the remarks he made at the European Central Bank Forum in Portugal that, "Some removal of monetary stimulus is likely ...

CBA faces anti-money laundering allegations

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
The Commonwealth Bank is potentially facing millions of dollars in civil penalties following allegations it did not comply with anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism law. Financial intelligence and regulatory agency AUSTRAC has initiated Federal ...

RBI succumbs to low-flation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
... December 2016 quarter while headline inflation decelerated from 2.2% (year-on-year) in May to a historic low of 1.5% in June - now below the bottom scale of the RBI's 4% +/- 2% inflation target range. Recall that it was the accelerating pace of headline ...

Losses consistent with growth objectives: CGA

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
The board of Contango Asset Management (CGA) responded to an ASX query about whether it had sufficient funds to continue operating, saying negative cashflows are "consistent with long-term growth objectives." ASX principal adviser, listings compliance ...

Family office merger sees new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
Newly combined family offices, Mutual Trust and Myer Family Company, announced the appointment of a new chief executive. Phil Harkness has been appointed chief executive of Mutual Trust and chief executive-elect of the enlarged group. Pending completion ...

Class action on the cards for ASX healthcare firm

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
An ASX-listed healthcare company is facing a potential class action from shareholders, including major Australian fund managers, following a 37% fall in share price. William Roberts Lawyers has alleged that Sirtex Medical, which manufactures and distributes ...

Australian businesses lift borrowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... flattening (not a sharp and sudden deceleration) in housing credit growth. Personal lending fell by 1.4% in the year to June (unchanged from May) for its 18th straight month of year-on-year contractions. This is hardly surprising given the latest available ...

Powered by low-flation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2017
Wall Street's on a tear with all of the equity market's benchmark indices - S&P 500; Dow Jones; Nasdaq; Russell 2000 - hitting record highs last week. The most proximate cause is, of course, the strong June quarter earnings results. According to Factset ...

Cheaper imports

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017
It got less press than the June quarter CPI report - which showed inflation in Australia remained below the RBA's target in the June quarter - but the Australian bank governor Philip Lowe's address to the Anika Foundation luncheon in Sydney was held ...

NAB collaborates on responsible investment bond

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
National Australia Bank placed Australia's first sustainability bond for the Australian Catholic University, valued at $200 million. The bond, which funds both green bond and social bond projects aligned to the International Capital Markets Association's ...