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The Trump risk on global trade

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017
... in February 2012 - the BDI climbed to 859 overnight. The one major risk to the continued improvement in trade is Donald Trump and his "America First" policy. One that Trump reminded the world once more last night when he revealed his thoughts on steel ...

Good goings-on in China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2017
... page 6 of the financial media. This could be because when it comes to China, good news is no news. Except for US president Trump's renewed import tariff threat to China -- because it doesn't "help us" rein in Pyongyang - Beijing's outlook had been generally ...

Reflation narrative lacks substance: MFS

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
... impacted the Chinese economy, and what they did in response was create that narrative. That period in US Treasury terms, pre-Trump, was a Chinese-driven reflation," he said. Adams also argued that the growth "spike" that occurred following Donald Trump's ...

Investors to benefit from $4tn US infrastructure bill

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
... worldwide, according to BNY Mellon research. The 2017 BNY Mellon Investment Management Alternatives Outlook noted Donald Trump's pledge US$1 trillion to a US infrastructure overhaul has driven up investment appetite for the asset class. "In the alternative ...

Central Banks fail to disappoint

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
Central bank decisions, forward guidance or even a word change in policy statements move markets. Not that anyone has to be reminded about this truism of course. The world's four major central banks - the Fed, the ECB, the BOJ and the BOE - and the ...

Robo-advisers expected to meet fiduciary rule

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
... the Department of Labor's Fiduciary Rule. The SEC's position on the issue is continuing despite the broader push by the Trump administration to relax financial regulation. It reinforces speculation that the SEC's new chair will be focused on enhancing ...

Fiduciary rule introduced in United States

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
... conflicted advice. The rule was slated to come into effect on 10 April but was deferred by an executive order from President Trump out of fear it would harm investors' ability to access financial advice. Though they will still be able to earn commissions ...

Life consumers influenced by premium pricing

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
An overwhelming majority (84%) of Australians purchase life insurance based on the cost of premiums, according to life insurer NobleOak. What's concerning is that more than half of consumers (52%) buy life insurance or income protection cover online ...

Economic growth slows to 1.7pct but not as bad as feared

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2017
... in Australia's economy to 1.72% in the year to the March quarter from 2.4% in the December 2016 quarter - slower than the Trump-led 2.0% growth rate in the US and the UK's 1.9% (using the same measure) but marginally stronger than the Eurozone's 1.70% ...

AMP Capital makes key infrastructure hire

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2017
... attractive market for AMP Capital and we think the potential for investment is significant. The recent budget announcement by the Trump administration to substantially invest in infrastructure over the next decade is encouraging for us as investors as ...