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Chief economist update: Has the Fed conquered the yield curve?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2019
... 1.75%. Fed chair Jerome Powell was full of optimism. "Our economic outlook remains a favourable one despite global developments and ongoing risks. With our decisions through the course of the past year, we believe that monetary policy is well positioned ...

ASIC lifts ban on new opaque active ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
... implemented active ETFs that don't disclose portfolio holdings everyday. "We will continue to monitor international developments," it said. "ASIC's current position is that, with the aforementioned controls in place, internal market making can be an ...

Real estate manager hires from Cbus

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
... and Goodman. "She has a well-established track record, having advised or worked on green buildings and sustainable developments. She also brings a background in stakeholder management, with key skills in dissecting and communicating complex sustainability ...

Life insurers lost $3.4b over five years: APRA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
... with longer benefit periods. The regulator said it will collect and release better insights into marker trends and developments by implementing individual DII data collection, due to be released next year.

Planners heed SMSF risk warning

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
... shortfall - the list goes on," she said. Dunn said the recent heat placed on the SMSF space has led to a number of developments, including trustees updating their investment strategy documentation; additional trustee minutes where heavy asset concentration ...

Countdown to FPA Congress

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
... include how culture leads performance, building trustworthy networks, how to create a values-based firm and the latest developments in the SMSF sector. The 2019 FPA Congress kicks off tomorrow and runs through Friday, November 29 at the Melbourne Convention ...

Chief economist update: Reversal of fortune

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2019
... Policy released earlier this month and eureka and by George and by golly, there it was, in black and white... "Recent developments have shown that dynamics in the housing market can have more pervasive effects than we had expected. The decline in housing ...

The AUD is key

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
... be used as part of the Bank's existing processes for forecasting and analysis... to help understand economic developments and quantify risks." According to MARTIN's scenario analysis: "A sustained 5% depreciation of the exchange rate is expansionary ...

Chief economist update: The A$ will answer the question of how much more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2019
... expected to be close to 2% in 2020 and 2021." Concluding with the assurance that: "The board will continue to monitor developments, including in the labour market, and is prepared to ease monetary policy further if needed to support sustainable growth ...

Chief economist update: Brexit la la la

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
... target." "The Committee will, among other factors, monitor closely the responses of companies and households to Brexit developments as well as the prospects for a recovery in global growth. If global growth fails to stabilise or if Brexit uncertainties ...