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When Harry met Sally syndrome

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
... jumpstarted it all with its "surprise" decision to abandon its CHF1.20/euro peg. This was the same time as the Reserve Bank of India's surprise (because it was handed down 2 weeks before its scheduled meeting) rate cut announcement. Then it was the Danish ...

CFA names new president and chief executive

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015
... appointment comes as CFA Institute continues to broaden its global reach, with a stronger presence planned for both China and India, continued growth of its recently launched Claritas Investment Certificate program, an Annual Conference in April in Frankfurt ...

AMP Capital issues deflation warning

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... banks in Europe and Japan continue to pursue quantitative easing strategies which promote inflation, while the US, China and India are maintaining their commitment to loose monetary policy. A rate cut is also looking likely in Australia, Oliver said. ...

Central bank surprises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... Swiss National Bank (SNB) stomp the CHF1.20/euro line in the sand it drew way back in September 2011 and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) lower its key interest rates last week. This week opened with the Danmarks Nationalbank - Denmark's central bank ...

That other surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2015
... interest rates to even more negative. It also overshadowed another unexpected central bank policy move. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut its key interest rates by 25 bps each - the repo rate to 7.75%, the reverse repo rate to 6.75%, the marginal standing ...

Platinum backs US internet stocks and Asian infrastructure

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2015
... Platinum Capital is backing out-of-favour big-name US technology companies as well as infrastructure plays in China and India. In a quarterly update to shareholders the billionaire investor said he was surprised that internet stocks like Oracle, Cisco ...

Google insurance coming soon

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2015
... projected to be one of the web's top five sales product categories, according to a report from Boston Consulting Group (BCG) India. The BCG India report also predicted that by the end of the decade 75% of all insurance sales will be online, noted TechCrunch. ...

Oil slide, CEO pay and that "income recession"

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
... jobs by closing call centres in Queensland and Western Australia." (abc.net.au, 1 Oct 2014). "Westpac to send 83 jobs to India in cost-cutting program" (The Australian, 18 Oct 2013) The more difficult the business environment gets, the more costs would ...

Hastings partners with Japanese bank

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
... Merchants Investment Development Company Limited (CMID) in Canberra earlier this month, as well as partnerships in Korea and India.

Australia role made redundant in AMP leadership reshuffle

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2014
AMP Capital's Australia-based global head of infrastructure, Scott Davies, will be made redundant when a raft of leadership changes come into effect at the end of the year. Davies' departure will make way for a new global head of infrastructure equity ...