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Chief economist update: The other president for life in the making

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018

... Moscow's currency and stock market an extra boost. This is the second investment grade rating for Russia along with Fitch Ratings which has kept its investment grade rating on Russia unchanged on the same day. While Moody's Investor Services still rates ...

Most investors shun credit ratings: Poll

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 26 FEB 2018

... said. The US and Europe have taken steps to regulate the three main agencies (Standard and Poor's, Moody's, and Fitch Ratings) to ensure more transparency and competitiveness. The 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the ...

Asia leads growing green bond market

DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017

Global green bond issuance increased 60% in 2016, continuing the asset class' rapid rise. Fitch Ratings' research shows green bond issuance rose to US$113 billion globally in 2016, underlining investor and issuer interest, especially exposure to environmental ...

Fund managers on fixed income recruitment drive

ALEX BURKE | FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017

... Steven Hur, and will focus on bottom-up credit portfolio management. Before this role, Jaehne was a director at Fitch Ratings and a senior research analyst at McKinsey and Company. AMP Capital's global fixed income team also recently announced two internal ...

MYEFO: Surplus of promises

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016

... balanced budget by the year ending June 30, 2021". Moody's remains doubtful over the government's revised forecasts. Fitch Ratings has no problems whatsoever saying it's still consistent with its AAA rating. Go ahead take their ratings as gospel truth...but ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2016

UK credit rating The Brexit fallout continues. Credit-rating agencies Standard & Poor's and Fitch Ratings have downgraded the United Kingdom's sovereign credit rating. Standard & Poor's lowered the UK's credit rating by two notches, from 'AAA' to 'AA' ...

AMP expands US credit research team

LAURA MILLAN | FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015

... than a decade of experience covering consumer sectors. She was previously a senior director of corporate finance at Fitch Ratings. Prior to that she worked at Bain Capital Partners as finance manager and at Brinson Partners as director of equity research. ...

Over-reliant bank lending slows OECD economic growth

DARREN SNYDER | THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015

... structure of finance can lead to improvements in both economic and social well-being," Mann said. Earlier this week Fitch Ratings said a continued slowdown and rebalancing in China, high corporate and household leverage in several economies, and looming ...

Moving on up

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014

... market had, no doubt, been boosted by the upgrade to its credit ratings by the three major credit ratings agencies -- Fitch Ratings (27 March), Standard & Poor's (3 May) and Moody's (3 October) - last year to investment grade. It's gonna get even better. ...

New EM bond rater proposes fresh approach

ALEX DUNNIN | WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014

... Malaysian StarBiz news service that he didn't see ARC competing directly with the big three of Standard & Poor's, Fitch Ratings and Moody's Investor Services because ARC not being US-centric means it could provide a differentiated service. He said this ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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