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Shape up on climate change risk: APRA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020

... vulnerability assessment that will begin with the ADI industry and will be analysed in conjunction with the Reserve Bank of Australia. "The vulnerability assessment will involve entities estimating the potential physical impacts of a changing climate ...

Chief economist update: Aussie employment rises... but so does our unemployment rate

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020

... dropped to as low as US$0.6610 - its lowest level since the GFC - as markets raised their bets that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) would "need" to cut interest rates again soon... very soon, for this, Virginia, is as good as it gets. The other stats ...

Chief economist update: Australians not confident enough

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020

Latest surveys show an improvement in Australian consumer and business confidence despite concerns over the impact of the bushfires, floods and the coronavirus. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment rose 2.3% to 95.5 in February ...

Uncertainty remains for global outlook: TCorp

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020

... policy and whether this is appropriate," Redican said. Closer to home, the report said it expects the Reserve Bank of Australia to cut rates a further 50bps this year, which would bring the official cash rate down to 0.25%. Redican said TCorp does not ...

Chief economist update: Strength in jobs downs RBA rate cut expectations

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020

There's more bad news for us, Australians all. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will no longer cut the official cash rate by 25 basis points - to 0.5% - when it holds its first board meeting for 2020 on February 4. No Virginia, I didn't say ...

Chief economist update: Fundamentally overvalued

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020

... longer uncertain and major global central banks continue to maintain accommodative monetary policies. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), for one, is expected to lower the official cash rate by at least another 25 basis points to 0.5% this year. This ...

Chief economist update: Bushfires singe growth, surplus predictions

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020

In between coughs on this smokey, hazy summer's day in Melbourne - yes, the bushfires are still raging and I can smell and taste the smoke as I write - two headlines caught my attention this morning. The first one is from Reuters (14 January 2020) ...

RBA crushes hopes of Libra launch

ALLY SELBY | FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020

The Reserve Bank of Australia will not allow tech giant Facebook to launch its cryptocurrency Libra in Australia until all risks and regulatory requirements have been mitigated. And even if these regulatory requirements were met there wouldn't be ...

Chief economist update: Moving target

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2020

... pondering to let inflation loose and hang free, the AFR reports: "A growing number of economists believe the Reserve Bank of Australia should reduce its 2 to 3 per cent medium-term inflation target... to between 1 and 3%". That is, the RBA should start ...

New Year, new APRA

ALLY SELBY | FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019

... Financial Regulators (CFR) including the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and Treasury," it said. "However APRA has recognised it can promote more coordinated and streamlined approaches across ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:01PM

Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI | 11:30AM

The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:13PM

L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 11:50AM

Apostle Fund Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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