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Chief economist update: When QE turns to QT

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018
There's no shortage of rationales explaining the on-going heightened volatility on Wall Street. Throw a dart into a dartboard of reasons and you'll likely to hit a rational one - rising US bond yields, expectations of a more aggressive Fed ...

Chief economist update: Blame and trim

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
Trump blamed the Fed for last week's heightened volatility on Wall Street and I agreed that he was correct when he ranted that, "The Fed is going loco and there's no reason for them to do it." This is because - as I wrote last Friday - America's ...

Chief economist update: It wasn't me, it's the Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
... them to do it. I'm not happy about it." This was US president Donald Trump's take on the previous day's slump on Wall Street that shook equity markets around the world. Trump continued his attack on the Fed as the slide on Wall Street continued ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street has fallen, prepare to be greedy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
Wall Street has fallen! Repeat, Wall Street has fallen! The financial headlines made sure that you, I and Irene are spooked even before Halloween - with accompanying rationales at that. Wall Street plunges as investors seek safety - Sky News Sudden ...

Education excellence recognised

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
The Association of Financial Advisers named the recipient of the 2018 Excellence in Education Award. Felicity Cooper of Queensland-based Cooper Wealth Management has been recognised for her commitment to professional development via continuing education ...

Bank cross-selling success declines: Research

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2018
The big four banks are capturing only about 30% of their customers' total spending on financial services products, according to new research. During the Royal Commission, the banks copped criticism for consistently referring existing customers to other ...

NAFTA's dead, welcome USMCA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
... blue-collar workers in the auto sector. Trump beat his doubters, and his team can now turn to the No. 1 trade target: China." Wall Street also wins. The the DJIA closed 0.7% higher, the S&P 500 index gained 0.4% following the news, not least because ...

AMP, banks respond to RC interim report

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
AMP and Australia's big four banks have responded to the Royal Commission's interim report on misconduct in the financial services sector. The report, released on Friday, was scathing in its review of Australia's major players in financial services. ...

BlackRock outlines ETF plans for Australia

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
Actively managed ETFs are one of the things that are off the table for BlackRock's Australian business at least for now, according to the newly-appointed iShares head Christian Obrist. Obrist spoke to Financial Standard about the opportunities that ...

Chief economist update: Trump's beggar thy neighbour policy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... lift their purchases of "made in USA" products even if they wanted to. Last week's drop in equity markets (including Wall Street) show that Trump's "beggar thy neighbour" policy could be starting to also beggar America. Ben Ong is the Director ...