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Chief economist update: Comeback COVID

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
... officials noted the rate of infection is steadily increasing. Worryingly Europe's CDC said Croatia, Slovenia, Malta, Austria, Hungary and Greece have all had increases in infections of more than 70% during the week of 10-16 August vs the prior week. ...

Chief economist update: The ECB's PEPP economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... fiscal stimulus package - more than the expected €80-€100 billion. Hopefully, it would change dissenter nations' - Austria, Denmark, the Netherlands, Sweden - stance against the European Commission's recent proposal for a €750 billion recovery ...

Chief economist update: Eurozone contraction heads from mild to severe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... levies to fund recovery spending." All well and good, every little bit helps. However, fiscally responsible members -- Austria, Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden - are against the idea of paying for the debts of their more profligate neighbours. Moreover ...

Chief economist update: Whatever it takes, however long it takes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019
... would do "whatever it takes" despite the growing chorus of dissent from central bank heads and officials from Germany, Austria and the Netherlands against a big stimulus package, Draghi over-delivered. "First, as regards the key ECB interest rates, we ...

Chief economist update: Super Mario's last hurrah

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
"A significant degree of monetary stimulus continues to be necessary to ensure that financial conditions remain very favourable and support the euro area expansion, the ongoing build-up of domestic price pressures, and, thus, headline inflation developments ...

Global regulation hub launched for asset managers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... way that is easy to understand and practical to use. Content covering 20 jurisdictions is currently available, including Austria, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the UK. Zeidler plans to ...

Zurich seeks new investment chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2018
... that current chief investment officer Sammy Ebstein is relocating to take on the same role for Zurich's business in Austria. A spokesperson for Zurich Australia said: "This is a great opportunity for Sammy, and is another great example of how Zurich ...

Genetics will test life insurance sector

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2017
... test results, while Greece and Japan have no regulation but do abide by codes of conduct developed by industry groups. Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Ireland, Poland, Portugal and Singapore all place prohibitions or moratoriums on the use ...

Aussie super maintains good grades

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
... have alerted policy makers to the growing importance of intergenerational equity issues," Goulet said. He said Japan, Austria, Italy and France are examples of developed economies whose pension systems don't represent a sustainable model that will support ...

Trump's helping hand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2016
... more that despise him. But not the far-right wing politicians, especially in Europe where elections are due this year - Austria and Italy - and next - France, the Netherlands, Germany - for Trump's turning/boosting their chances at victory. But it's ...