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Chief economist update: Thrilla in Osaka

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
Financial markets action over the past few days leading up to the June G20 meeting in Osaka - where the main game is between the trade talks between the two biggest economies in the world, the United States and the People's Republic of China - suggests ...

Franklin Templeton names institutional business director

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2019
... management globally. Sydney-based Jackson, who has extensive experience in investment management, banking and financial markets, reports to head of institutional and alternatives Felicity Walsh. He will be responsible for managing and building the firm's ...

Yarra hires head of macro, strategy

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2019
... that will advise the firm's fixed income and equities teams. Tim Toohey will work closely with Yarra on financial markets outlook and asset allocation, as its new head of macro and strategy. Toohey spent 15 years at Goldman Sachs as the chief economist ...

Will financial advisers cease to exist?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2019
... decisions in Asian asset management firms, as the region's readiness to embrace financial technology, growing financial markets, and burgeoning talent pool make it well positioned to become the center of a transforming industry," CFA Institute said. ...

Former First State chief joins TCorp

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2019
... board follows the manager's appointment of former Commonwealth Bank debt markets head Simon Ling in May, as financial markets general manager.

Challenger funds management chief resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019
... executive vice president at Bankers Trust. He served in several directorship roles, including the Australian Financial Markets Association, and Air Lease Corporation. Challenger managing director and chief executive Richard Howes said Saines will retire ...

SEC adopts retail investor protection package

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2019
... been actively considering for nearly two decades. He believes the reforms will benefit retail investors and the financial markets for years to come. "This rulemaking package will bring the legal requirements and mandated disclosures for broker-dealers ...

Life insurers post strong March quarter

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2019
... insurers quietly wrote off goodwill. "The main drivers for this difference were the favourable movements in financial markets in the most recent quarter (e.g. a 9.5% rise in ASX 200), which positively impacted life insurers' investment revenue, along ...

Chief economist update: Glass half-full or US recession on the way?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019
... the probability that it would be dropped by 25 basis points to 2%-2.25% has increased to 44.6% from 38.1%. The financial markets are in good company. In an interview this month, Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank emeritus economist Leonard Nakamura, was ...

Chief economist update: The power of one

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2019
... could live with two or three, even four interest rate reductions. The thing is, they don't make sense. The financial markets and the so-called "expert economists" are again caught up in the fallacy of extrapolation... assuming that other parameters/variables ...