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TCorp appoints general manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
... Commonwealth Bank's long-standing head of debt markets. Simon Ling is joining TCorp as its general manager, financial markets. TCorp chief executive David Deverall said: "I'm delighted to welcome Simon to the executive team and I am confident he will ...

Chief economist update: A tariff for a tariff

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2019
... for his lifting of tariffs on goods imported from China - Trump and his dog expected as much - but that the financial markets reacted more to Beijing's tit for his tariff tat. The Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China announced ...

ACSI calls for ESG, stronger stewardship

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
... responsible management of assets. "A stronger stewardship framework would support the quality and integrity of our financial markets and contribute to sustainable, long-term value creation for beneficiaries." ACSI said the existing APRA guidance does ...

Chief economist update: The tweet that reignited the trade war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
... just two tweets, POTUS reignited hostilities (and perhaps an escalation) of the US-China trade war, spooking financial markets which - since the beginning of the year and up to the minute before the tweet - expected a deal on trade was just a handshake ...

Westpac profits down 24%, dividend flat

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
... just over $1 billion for the first half. Institutional bank earnings were down 2% over 1H18 to $543 million as financial markets revenue fell, and the division incurred an impairment charge. However, Westpac NZ showed a growth of 4% in its loans and ...

Chief economist update: Policy of patience

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2019
... within its current target range and "does not reflect any shift in the intended stance of monetary policy," financial markets aren't too convince. This hasn't stopped silent whispers the Fed would cut interest rates before 2019 is over. The CME ...

Aussie blockchain investor goes global

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
... investment community is grossly under-appreciating the adoption and commercialization of blockchain technology in the financial markets."

AMP announces board changes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
... Persol Australia Holdings and the Australia-Japan Foundation and has previously served on the board of Australian Financial Markets Association. Hazelton is a non-executive director of AMP Capital and will continue in this capacity when she joins the ...

Chief economist update: Hoping for the best, preparing for the worst of Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
... and the United Kingdom; whether the transition to them is abrupt or smooth; and how households, businesses and financial markets respond. The appropriate path of monetary policy will depend on the balance of these effects on demand, supply and the exchange ...

Chief economist update: Japan should raise taxes another day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... policy statement released after its March meeting, "...US macroeconomic policies and their impact on global financial markets; the consequences of protectionist moves and their effects; developments in emerging and commodity-exporting economies including ...