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Chief economist update: A tariff for a tariff

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2019
... and his dog expected as much - but that the financial markets reacted more to Beijing's tit for his tariff tat. The Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China announced (before the opening bell on Wall Street) that it's imposing ...

Macquarie names digital infra head

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
... Bradley recently held senior roles in the UK Government, with a stint as a commercial specialist in the UK's finance ministry, HM Treasury. Prior to rejoining Macquarie, Bradley was the corporate finance director of UK alternative digital infrastructure ...

Chief economist update: If you can't beat Trump, copy Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
... It appears that the Chinese government has now borrowed a leaf from its adversary in the form of tax cuts. China's Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation has just published the personal income tax deduction plan (the final version ...

Morrison drops financial services portfolio

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
... services portfolio has been scrapped by Australia's latest Prime Minister, Scott Morrison. Announcing a new-look ministry following the Liberal Party's leadership spill last week, the standalone financial services portfolio held by Kelly O'Dwyer ...

The trillion dollar pension fund

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
... when phasing petroleum revenues into the economy. Norges Bank Investment Management manages the fund on behalf of the Ministry of Finance, which owns the fund on behalf of the Norwegian people - a population of approximately 5.2 million. In April last ...

Less than expected but good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
... moderate increasing trend on the back of an improvement in overseas economies" is perhaps, more on the pessimistic side. The Ministry of Finance released data showing the country recording a ¥813.4 billion trade surplus in February, up from a ¥1,086.9 ...

Responsible investment is not just divestment

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
... This was the main message from Principles for Responsible Investment chair (and former director general at the Norwegian Ministry of Finance) Martin Skancke's keynote speech at the 2015 RI Conference in Sydney. He noted the internal conflict in investment ...

New faces to lead financial services policy reform

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... said in announcing the new Cabinet: "The honourable Joe Hockey told me that he would not be seeking a place in the new ministry and it was his intention to resign from the Parliament in due course. I believe he has a further contribution to make in our ...

China stimulates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2015
... expansionary fiscal policies. According to Xinhua News Agency - central command's official mouthpiece - China's Finance Ministry has "put forward multiple fiscal policies aimed at stabilizing growth, such as coordinating funds to accelerate project construction ...

Temporary trial separation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2015