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BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2017
... (though this was later given a 90-day temporary restraining order by the US courts) but one thing is sure and certain, the Donald is getting credibility for following through on his campaign pledges. And oh, he has withdrawn from the Trans-Pacific Partnership ...

Still unsure about POTUS 45

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
They've tried to take away his thumbs from twitter when he was Donald Trump @realDonaldTrump. Still, he prevailed and from 20 January 2017, Donald Trump - the 45th president of the United States - became known in twitterland as President Trump or @POTUS. ...

Xero chair resigns to advise Trump

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
... chairman Chris Liddell will resign from the firm's board to take up a position as an aide to United States President-elect Donald Trump. The financial services software provider told the ASX that Liddell notified the company of his need to step down ...

No deal is better than bad deal on Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
... pound to US$1.2397 after May's speech. 'Twas nicely timed too - spoken before it's buried under the hubris and carnival of Donald Trump's official proclamation as the 45th President of the United States on the 20th of January. In her speech, Theresa ...

The race is on for offshore investments

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
... that 2017 would also be important for Australian fund managers because of the ongoing market volatility in the wake of Donald Trump's election and Brexit; this is the point where fund managers, super funds and the FSC need to "talk about the value fund ...

Trump keeping M&A on a leash

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2017
Global merger and acquisition activity is set for an uncertain year thanks to Donald Trump. This is one of the key messages from Mergermarket's 2016 full-year global and regional mergers and acquisitions (M&A) report. While the report noted strong activity ...

Asia driving infrastructure deal activity

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2017
... a result the asset class has become home to a diverse range of firms and institutional investors," he said. "Moreover, Donald Trump's infrastructure programme could spur a wave of private investment in the US as participants look to capitalise on the ...

A$ drop brings good cheers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
So this is Christmas and what have you done (John Lennon)? No, it wasn't me, it was Donald! Thanks to the good tidings Santa Trump delivered (or talked of delivering) - infrastructure building and rebuilding, deregulation, tax reform. Ones that are ...

The year that was and the year that will be

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... prepared. So here are some of the risks we should be alert to as 2016 becomes 2017: The US Federal Reserve and President Donald Trump At this point in time and given the US economy's momentum and Trump's reflationary policy, it's looking likely that ...

The good and the bad in the Fed rate hike

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
... trajectory would maintain downward pressure on the Australian dollar - making exports more competitive and help support growth. Donald Trump could be the spoiler though. His reflationary policies ensure that the Fed would continue lifting rates (perhaps ...