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Chief economist update: Virus now, inflation later

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021
... rising. They're now at levels higher than the Fed's rate hike campaign between 2017 and 2019 and when then chair Janet Yellen announced the first rate hike (in December 2016) since the global financial crisis of 2009. As Yellen explained: "In ...

Chief economist update: USA Inc is under new management

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021
... unless it foresees rising inflation or imbalances in the economy. In her confirmation hearing, US Treasury Secretary nominee Janet Yellen declared that with interest rates at historic lows, the smartest thing is to "act big" on COVID-19 relief to shore ...

Key finance figures in Biden Cabinet

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
... industry veterans nominated to help his administration lead the nation. The first, and most notable in the economics world is Janet Yellen, whom Biden has nominated to lead the US Treasury. Yellen is the former US Federal Reserve governor. She was also ...

FPA Congress could be biggest yet

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
... about 20 financial planners coming from overseas to attend the congress. International speakers include Phil Billingham and Janet Hugo. Approximately 35% of delegates are female, a strong showing considering the gender breakdown within the profession. ...

Industry fund appoints chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
A $2.7 billion industry superannuation has welcomed a new chair, as well as a deputy chair. Janet Torney has been appointed chair of Club Plus Super, while Steve Whan is the new deputy chair. Torney takes over from Tara Moriarty, who stepped down after ...

Chief economist update: Cash is King

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019
... to reduced opportunities to grow export orders." Sure, sure, as one FOMC member (I couldn't remember who, or was it Janet Yellen?) once blurted out, we decide on domestic monetary policy based on our domestic conditions and outlook, not on global ...

Chief economist update: Another year over, a new one begins

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 JAN 2019
... None other than Fed chairman Jerome Powell understands this. In a joint interview with his predecessors - Ben Bernanke and Janet Yellen - at the American Economic Association's annual meeting in Atlanta on 4 January 2019, Powell declared: "With the ...

Technical Services Forum looks at tax and aged care

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2018
... exemption were to be used in the future. The next session by BT Advice Capability & Conduct senior technical specialist Janet Manzanero-Caruana looked at aged care case studies involving couples. One of the challenges she presented to the audience was ...

Chief economist update: Dot tales

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
... week and that China is already considering slapping higher tariffs on US agricultural exports. Once again, ex-Fed chief Janet Yellen's caution come to mind: "As I have noted on previous occasions, participants' projections for the federal funds rate ...

Placer Property launches new fund

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
Specialist manager Placer Property is launching its third retail property fund and has appointed two new directors. The 333 Exhibition Street Property Fund is investing a commercial office building in Melbourne which is leased to the University of Melbourne. ...