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Chief economist update: Equity market rally has legs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
Equity markets everywhere may not be climbing in a straight line, but they are climbing. This is happening against a backdrop of continued global economic and financial uncertainties. In its 'World Economic Outlook, April 2019' report - where ...

J.P. Morgan still the top custodian

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
... sign of the need for this agility diminishing as we work with our key client sectors to support their needs and handle disruption." "Key themes like increasing demands for data, a backdrop of significant regulatory change and the challenges of working ...

Chief economist update: The bad oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
... March from February. Add to this, US sanctions against Iran (expected to be tightened further in May) and the supply disruption caused by the tensions in Libya. But as the International Energy Agency (IEA) notes, "The oil market shows signs of tightening ...

Chief economist update: EUr next

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
Just when we're just a handshake away from a Sino-US trade deal, another war on trade this way comes. US President Donald Trump must be wringing his hands at how he succeeded in making China kowtow - er, compromise - to his demands. Trump's ...

Financial advice exit a boon for the industry: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
... forced separation of financial advice and companies that sell and manufacture financial products "involved significant disruption" to the industry and the financial services industry more broadly. This is despite Hayne recognising that conflicts of interest ...

AIA Australia adds innovation lead

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... innovation capability and creating new ways of working to deliver innovation to our customers and partners." "I believe disruption is the new normal and in a world that is highly connected, complex, customer-centric and fast-paced, our people at AIA ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore up or iron ore down?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
... heading down - while up 19.0% this year to date, prices are 8.4% lower than their February 2019 peak. This is because the disruption to supply from Brazil's mining disaster is being negated by the slowdown in China and its continuing effort to reduce ...

Royal Commission boosts platform provider

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... $200 million, and $4.39 billion in funds under administration. The firm noted the positive influence of "structural disruption" in driving momentum despite market declines in the last quarter of 2018. After posting a net profit of around $700,000, managing ...

Centrepoint emerges from the red

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
... flagged in August 2018. Benbow said there was an unequivocal demand for quality financial advice and the structural disruption of the industry puts Centrepoint in a place to capitalise on these unfolding changes across the industry. He added Centrepoint ...

Royal Commission recommendations split industry

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2019
... remuneration, reduce life insurance commissions to zero and ask for annual consent to fees are expected to bring significant disruption and accelerate necessary changes to business models. EY urged organisations to focus on the viability of a fee-for-service ...