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Chief economist update: Minutes of concerns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
... participants saw potential downside risks to economic growth and inflation associated with political and economic developments in Europe and some EMEs." There's concern over the flattening yield curve. The yield differential between the 10Y US Treasuries ...

Digital transformation challenges super funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
... easy access to services and promote two-way engagement with members," Webster said. "For instance, recent website developments from HESTA, Sunsuper and AustralianSuper are shining examples of industry funds adopting a 'member first' approach. ...

Cryptocurrencies on radar but not priority: RBA

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... Australia (RBA), an official from the central bank said in Sydney yesterday. The Reserve Bank has closely followed developments in the crypto sphere for about five years. It works with other central banks as well as interacts with big and small entities ...

Chief economist update: Lessons from the last world trade war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018
... the US and around the world, and as we talk to them they continually and increasingly express concern about trade developments. For the first time we are hearing about decision to postpone investment, postpone hiring, postpone making decisions." ECB ...

Chief economist update: Rush hour is over for the BOE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2018
... I'm tempted to scribble, it did nothing but then it's more accurate to say that the BOE reacted to changed developments in the UK economy. UK GDP growth slowed to an annual rate of 1.2% in the March quarter from 1.4% in the year to the December ...

Chief economist update: Should have sold in May and gone away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
... Commission on bank and financial companies' shenanigans is good - the local economy is not immune to international developments. There's the uncertainty over US President Trump's protectionist policies. While Australia has reportedly been ...

Artificial intelligence to become commonplace at instos

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2018
... operational services, the provision of increasingly insightful information and enhanced client experiences." "Market developments may include machine learning capabilities for faster and deeper data consumption, advanced analytics for better decision ...

Chief economist update: Fed's on target, BOJ takes out target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018
... March meeting. Well, maybe less, for May's statement was missing the phrase "the Committee is monitoring inflation developments closely" that was there in March. I could only guess this is because the US economy is evolving in line with the Fed's expectations. ...

Centuria bets on ex-CBD Sydney office building

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... comprises of conglomerate of entities including property, manufacturers, financial investments and community based developments. The partnership goes back about four years. Lederer Group acquired a significant interest in CMA in 2014 and now has north ...

Sales director moves from Legg Mason

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2018
... allow the business to maximise net returns to our investors and their underlying members," Barker said. "Following developments in our Treasury Services business which has resulted in efficiencies across cash management, passive FX hedging and portfolio ...