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Trump keeping M&A on a leash

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2017
Global merger and acquisition activity is set for an uncertain year thanks to Donald Trump. This is one of the key messages from Mergermarket's 2016 full-year global and regional mergers and acquisitions (M&A) report. While the report noted strong activity ...

Asia driving infrastructure deal activity

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2017
... a result the asset class has become home to a diverse range of firms and institutional investors," he said. "Moreover, Donald Trump's infrastructure programme could spur a wave of private investment in the US as participants look to capitalise on the ...

A$ drop brings good cheers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
So this is Christmas and what have you done (John Lennon)? No, it wasn't me, it was Donald! Thanks to the good tidings Santa Trump delivered (or talked of delivering) - infrastructure building and rebuilding, deregulation, tax reform. Ones that are ...

The year that was and the year that will be

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... prepared. So here are some of the risks we should be alert to as 2016 becomes 2017: The US Federal Reserve and President Donald Trump At this point in time and given the US economy's momentum and Trump's reflationary policy, it's looking likely that ...

The good and the bad in the Fed rate hike

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
... trajectory would maintain downward pressure on the Australian dollar - making exports more competitive and help support growth. Donald Trump could be the spoiler though. His reflationary policies ensure that the Fed would continue lifting rates (perhaps ...

The Fed lady and the Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2016
... Don't blame you for feeling a sense of dA(C)jA vu because this was more or less where we were this time last year. Less Donald Trump, that is. Trump remains the big uncertainty. It would certainly dent optimism if Trump fails to fulfil his promise to ...

Coin flipping better than macro forecasts

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
... flipping a coin, according to Prime Value Asset Management portfolio manager ST Wong. Pointing to the Brexit surprise and Donald Trump's election, Wong said: "You may have more luck predicting the weather." Relying on these forecasts can often have detrimental ...

Trump protectionism protects not the emerging markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
... President-elect Trump has brought it back to the fore...and with a vengeance. Wall Street continues to scale record highs since Donald's presidential election victory - the US dollar index has risen by 3.7% since the win and yields on 10-year US bonds ...

Saving super from Tinder sex bots

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
... and also protects against fraudulent activity, he added. To illustrate, he pointed to two different recent developments: Donald Trump's election and the rise of Tinder sex bots. On the former, he noted that nearly every poll predicting the 2016 election ...

Australian-first fund exceeds target

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
... typically rise when markets fall. "You could see this first-hand last Tuesday, when the market fell 5% intra-day, following Donald Trump's US election win, our investors made money." The fund manager is looking to raise up to $110 million from retail ...