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Trump versus Kim

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
Threats and counter threats are coming in fast between the United States and North Korea suggesting that neither side is backing down from a full-scale armed (nuclear or conventional) confrontation. On his visit to Seoul, US vice-president Mike Pence ...

ECB nips the bud of rate hike speculations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
The continued sprouting of green shoots in the Eurozone economy has recently triggered speculations that the European Central Bank (ECB) would soon taper its policy accommodation measures soon. While the Governing Council voted to keep monetary policy ...

Housing affordability threatens super's future

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017
... expressed cynicism that any of these measures would be undertaken by state or federal governments with their eyes on the next election cycle, saying that politicians on both sides of the isle have spent the last 50 years driving up house prices. He noted ...

Confidently improving

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017
With one political uncertainty removed - last week's Dutch elections where Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) defeated the far-right leader Geert Wilders and his Party for Freedom (PVV), indicating the rejection ...

AIST appoints new CEO

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
... interests," she said. Alongside the announcement, the AIST board is welcoming the addition of a new member and the re-election of four others. Gerard Noonan, Michael O'Connor and David Smith were all re-elected as trustee representative directors while ...

Good credit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
The latest lending stats out of the Eurozone continue the developing good news story in the single currency area despite the lingering political uncertainty - elections in France, the Netherlands and Germany - Brexit and continuing terrorist threat ...

Minto joins EQT board

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
... development of our private client, superannuation and corporate trustee business," Killen added. Minto will submit himself for election by shareholders at the company's 2017 AGM.

In search of that elusive Australian animal spirit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... than Estimate 4 for 2016-17. Estimate 1 for 2017-18 is $80,625m. This is 3.9% lower than Estimate 1 for 2016-17." The election of Donald Trump as US president has unarguably changed sentiment in terms of bringing out the "animal spirits" in Uncle Sam ...

Former BTFG executive named as TGG chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2017
... also retire today to take on a new role as president of Franklin Resources. Freeman and Sethi will submit themselves for election by shareholders at the TGG AGM this year.

Asset manager profits under pressure

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
... actually being paid more," and suggested this might have partially fuelled the voter sentiment that led to Donald Trump's election. Beckwith said these three factors led to a bull market in asset management where "asset managers are now more highly paid ...