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UBS chief economist resigns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
After more than a decade in the role, UBS Australia chief economist Scott Haslem will leave the firm and his successor has been named. UBS confirmed that an internal memo was circulated notifying staff that Haslem has decided to pursue opportunities ...

Aussie economy rebalancing okay

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
... Speaking at the Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum in Sydney today, Australia and New Zealand managing director Scott Haslem said lower interest rates in Australia have helped cash-flow for consumers and supported the housing sector. He said it ...

Christian super funds merge

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014
... Super on 1 October 2014. Both funds prioritise ethical investment, a fact which Australian Christian Super director Scott Haslem said made the two funds a good match. "The decision to merge with Christian Super has occurred after many months of discussion. ...

Mixed outlook for Aussie dollar

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013
... Gibbs; Principal Global Investors' Bob Baur; Merrill Lynch's Saul Eslake; RBC Capital Market's Su-Lin Ong; and UBS's Scott Haslem explained that the greatest question facing the Australian economy was whether it would be able to negotiate a rebalance ...

Non-mining sectors must pick up the growth mantle

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013
... while the unemployment rate will head towards 6% by mid year," Eslake predicted. UBS Investment Bank chief economist Scott Haslem agreed this transition was the year's key domestic issue, and said that people often spend too much time talking about real ...

UBS: Stocks gaining momentum

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011
... and domestic stocks may be making a comeback as cyclical indicators improve, according to UBS's chief economist. Scott Haslem, chief economist for UBS Investment Bank in Australia discussed the cyclical developments of the local economy in a roundtable ...

From ratchet to resilient: an economy in bloom

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010
... Australian dollar could hit 98 US cents before falling to 90 cents at the end of the year. Savings culture needed Scott Haslem, chief economist at UBS, agrees that China's growth will cushion the domestic economy from the full brunt of future market ...

More bombshells before the recovery

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2009
... downturn with housing affordability going back to levels seen in the mid-1990s, said UBS Australasia chief economist Scott Haslem. Like James, Haslem predicts more pain before the gain. "This is the worst economic downturn in the post-war period. Clearly ...

Interest rates may rise after CPI increase

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2005
... ensure inflation remained within the RBA's two to three per cent medium-term target band. However UBS chief economist Scott Haslem said the inflation report would not put upward pressure on rates. "With the domestic economy expected to moderate a little ...

RBA leaves rates unchanged, needs more time: economists

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2004
... interest rates in both November and December by 25 basis points, and does not meet in January. UBS chief economist Scott Haslem said the bank's decision to leave the cash rate unchanged was broadly expected by the market. "It would seem they are looking ...