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No such thing as a free lunch: Lowe

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe has said the government will likely need to borrow more money, but warned the central bank will not directly provide funding. Giving his annual address to the Anika Foundation, Lowe stressed that while ...

NAB looks to boost fintech

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
The National Australia Bank announced its existing alliance with Bank Leumi of Israel and CIBC will move into fintech with the introduction of the Global Alliance Fintech Link. The Link is an online portal developed to help drive client-focused innovation ...

Citi names new regional chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
... will be invaluable as Citi pursues its growth strategy in Australia and New Zealand. "We shall look to Marc to build on the bank's successful client relationships, while ensuring a strong return on capital for all Citi's businesses in Australia and New ...

QIC adds to global infrastructure team

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2019
... in London. QIC has also hired Naseh Kausar to its New York office in similar role. He was most recently at US investment bank PJ Solomon and its infrastructure investment bank as a vice president. Previously, he worked as an investment associate at Morgan ...

Australia Day honours recognise industry stalwarts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
... organisations. Broadbent is the former chair of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and is a former board member of the Reserve Bank of Australia and the ASX. Richard Haddock, chair of the Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund, was ...

Chief economist update: "Quitaly"

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
... for 7.5%. The extent of financial market fears over Italy is best captured in the following two charts: European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi succeeded in calming nerves over Grexit with his "whatever it takes" policy. Draghi might have ...

Chief economist update: Wisdom of the crowd

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2018
... What's wrong with that? A strengthening US economy (or any economy for that matter) demands higher interest rates. As Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor, Philip Lowe, told his audience at the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce (WA) in Perth ...

Chief economist update: Inflation remains in the slow lane

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
... the RBA's (February 2018) forecast of 1.75% by the end of the June quarter this year, it still falls short of the central bank's target. But what really is the Reserve Bank of Australia's target? We know the RBA's target range: 2%-3.0% inflation rate. ...

Chief economist update: RBA certain to raise interest rates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
Speculate no further, "the next move in the cash rate will be up, not down." Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Philip Lowe cannot be more explicit about monetary policy direction than this when he addressed the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce ...

QIC closes renewable energy fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
... Silverton Wind Farm upon completion. The lenders to Silverton Wind Farm are Westpac Banking Corporation, National Australia Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Societe Generale and DBS Bank. Adding to the $800 million ...