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Bank appoints new chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019
... yet to appoint a replacement. "Plans for the appointments of the managing director and chief executive are very well advanced. In the meantime we are continuing to deliver on our foundational investments and a strategic update to the market will be provided ...

Chief economist update: Currency manipulators beware

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... the rest of the world, US President Donald J. Trump should be gloating the US economy, under his administration, has advanced and is in a position to become the engine of growth for all of the rest of the world. Live and let live. Instead, victory for ...

Chief economist update: RBA to take rates to fresh record low

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
... of below 5% without raising inflation concerns. This would be consistent with the experience overseas, with many other advanced economies sustaining lower rates of unemployment than previously thought possible without leading to a noticeable uplift in ...

Forrests donate $655m to foundation

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
... five. It will also fund initiatives in eliminating global human rights abuses especially modern slavery, international advanced education scholarships and optimizing ocean health. Minderoo's funding in Australia is dedicated to building stronger ...

Chief economist update: EUr next

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
... to the auto sector in Germany, and financial tightening alongside the normalisation of monetary policy in the larger advanced economies" - as the major factors behind the slowing in global growth and its latest downgrade. The IMF sees improved prospects ...

Chief economist update: No credit to the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 APR 2019
... annual growth rate since January 2014. The details of the report show that among its components, only business credit advanced - up by 5.3% in the year to February from 5.2% a month earlier, while all the others continued their slowing trend. As an aside ...

Chief economist update: The Fed should act now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
... thereafter. Last night's US GDP growth downgrade to an annualised rate of 2.2% in the December quarter (from the advanced estimate of 2.6% and 3.4% in the September quarter and 4.2% in June) indicates the slowdown is gathering momentum. Still, we're ...

FASEA confirms CFP recognition

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2019
... going, for existing advisers, you'll have to do eight subjects. However, we've all agreed: those with the old advanced diploma, there's two subjects. Those who have got their certification with the AFA or FPA, there's two more," Robert ...

Statewide Super confirms merger talks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
Statewide Super is in advanced merger talks with two superannuation funds, confirming a Memorandum of Understanding has been signed. A spokesperson for Statewide Super told Financial Standard the fund is exploring a potential merger with WA Super and ...

Chief economist update: US economic growth is slowing and accelerating

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
... growth rate recorded in the June 2016 quarter. Wall Street's reaction: equity markets dipped, the US dollar index advanced and the yield on US Treasuries rose. Such financial market configuration suggests that expectations could be turning from a ...