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Chief economist update: How low will Lowe go?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... expectations strengthened after the release of worse-than-expected Australian labour market report. Duh! If financial markets were waiting for the jobs report to raise the odds of another Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) rate reduction, they're too ...

RMBS scrutiny could be loosened in US

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2019
... source of funding for residential mortgages. In a speech last year Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor (financial markets) Christopher Kent said: "Last year, RMBS issuance was at its highest level since the global financial crisis. Non-banks' ...

Former Prime Minister joins global investment firm

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
... innovation," LeapFrog said. "All have championed long-term thinking and sustainable impact in government, business and financial markets." LeapFrog has now appointed members based in Europe, Australia and three countries in Asia. The firm will soon announce ...

Chief economist update: Arrivederci Signor Draghi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
... a big one (so far) a month prior (in September), where Mario's parting gift to the Eurozone economy and financial markets everywhere was revving up monetary policy stimulus measures: An economic bulletin reads: "The package consists of five elements ...

New board positions for J.P.Morgan, CBA executives

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
... chair on its board, bringing in C-suite executives from the Commonwealth Bank and J.P. Morgan. The Australian Financial Markets Association has appointed Robert Bedwell, chief executive of Australia and New Zealand at J.P. Morgan, as its new chair. Bedwell ...

No one reads the PDS: ASIC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
... effective than those writing them might have wanted them to be. ASIC teamed up with the Dutch Authority for Financial Markets (AFM) to produce REP 632 'Disclosure: Why it shouldn't be the default'. The report includes a number of findings on the ineffectiveness ...

QIC launches China bond fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
... and we are honoured to work with QIC. We believe this fund will attract more global investors to China's financial markets and help promote and further China's participation in international capital markets," Wan said. "In the future, we hope ...

Chief economist update: This is a job for the RBA (and the Treasury)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
Sub-one percent official cash rate here we come! The Australian dollar's near half a cent drop to US$67.84 on the day immediately following the US Federal Reserve's announced a 25 bp cut in the fed funds rate underscores financial markets' ...

Chief economist update: Future path of fed funds rate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2019
... basis points to 1.75%-2% at the conclusion of the September FOMC meeting. There was little movement in the US financial markets for as Financial Standard declared just three days ago: "Every man and his dog is already positioned for this eventuality." ...

Chief economist update: Fed future move depends on dollar direction

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2019
Freeze frame. Financial markets the world over would be in a sort of suspended animation as they await the conclusion of the US Federal Reserve's September FOMC meeting. This time, there's no "will they, won't they" question to be answered ...