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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
... after October's surprise 25 basis point reduction - in order to alleviate the "cash crisis" that was prompted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement that the old 500- and 1,000-denominated Indian rupees would no longer be accepted as legal tender ...

Locked in

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2016
... unforeseen shock (we can never be sure), data says, it's all systems go for the Fed. For it's a go too for Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. That is, he is going to step down following the "no camp's" victory on the referendum over his plan to reform ...

Japan ripe for investment

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016
... consumed and these guys are back in the hospital. The reality of higher dividend streams, off share buybacks and Prime Minister Abe delivering on fiscal policy is starting to come through and I think it is an excellent time to engage." In May 2016 Wisdom ...

Trump and Brexit comes back to haunt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
... across the pond. Just when everything seems to be moving in the right decision, all systems go for Brexit with Prime Minister Teresa May ready to trigger "Article 50" of the Lisbon Treaty to start formal Brexit proceedings by the end of March 2017, the ...

ANZ appoints former Finance Department boss

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
... Department of Health, secretary for the Department of Health and Ageing, and deputy secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. She began her career in public service at the Australian Bureau of Statistics and later took a key role ...

Russia and India sign investment partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2016
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have overseen a signing ceremony to create a US$1 billion fund for Russian investment in Indian business. The fund is a partnership between the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
... previous year. This boost to expectations has been sustained. Certainly there was a 4.4% lift following the change of Prime Minister a year ago but the Expectations Index has lifted a further 5.2% since last October". Further, "the largest average boost ...

Erin Truscott named AFA Rising Star

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... generation financial advisers," George said. "We congratulate Erin on earning the title of 2016 AFA Rising Star." Former Prime Minister John Howard also joined in the congratulations ahead of his address to the conference.

Howard: Bank scrutiny "strange"

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
The scrutiny of Australia's big four banks has been labelled "strange" by former Prime Minister John Howard, who heralded the institutions as one of four pillars that guided Australia through the Global Financial Crisis. Howard was the first plenary ...

No new monetary policy moves on horizon: AB

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... stalemate and Japan, whose negative interest rate policy proved unpopular, was at the head of the pack; last month Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet approved a fiscal package of over ¥28 trillion ($362 billion) which equates to 5.5% of the country's ...