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Chief economist update: Rush hour is over for the BOE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2018
... interest rates will be up but financial markets don't expect the "up" until around the second quarter of next year. But economies don't operate in a vacuum. There will be headwinds and tailwinds that disrupt the expected trajectory of economic ...

Chief economist update: Italy and Spain an emerging ECB problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
... patience, persistence and prudence with regard to monetary policy." The emerging political uncertainty in two of its bigger economies - Italy and Spain - suggests that the ECB might need more "patience, persistence and prudence." After gaining by as ...

Chief economist update: A US dollar story

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018
... dollar weakness of days gone by has underpinned stronger US economic growth - and prompted some deceleration in the economies of the Eurozone and Japan -- the greenback's continued ascent would have an opposite impact. Such is a floating exchange ...

Chief economist update: New RBNZ Governor maintains old policy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
The prevailing global dynamics of tight labour markets and low inflation is not the sole purview of big developed economies. It's happening in the US - the biggest economy in the world (US$18.6 trillion in 2016, according to World Bank estimates) ...

CountPlus appoints chief operating officer

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018
... identity, while partnering with CountPlus using agreed team rules, shared processes and controls, improved funding and economies of scale," Rowe said.

Corporate bond demand strengthens: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018
... market has grown rapidly during the past 10 years, it still remains significantly smaller than that of other developed economies and direct market participation by Australian investors is relatively low compared to other countries," Stening said. Deloitte ...

Future Fund continues progress yet challenges lay ahead

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2018
... ahead in the long-term. "Looking at the investment environment, sustained economic growth across the major advanced economies is positive for the near-term, although the longer-term outlook remains challenging. Interest rates globally are poised to begin ...

Chief economist update: Can't get enough of war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... 2017. The US is a victim of its economy's relatively stronger expansion - one that would, in time, flow through to other economies around the world, restoring equilibrium in trade and exchange rate dynamics. Perhaps, Trump just "love the smell of napalm ...

CountPlus firm acquires NSW practice

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
... identity, while partnering with CountPlus using agreed team rules, shared processes and controls, improved funding and economies of scale," Rose said. "This 'best of both worlds' approach will ground firms with a strong notion of perpetuity and custodianship ...

RARE wins mandate from $182bn US manager

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
... time, there is a global focus on the need for both new assets and renewal of existing assets in developed and developing economies alike. "Growth in developed markets will likely be driven by refurbishing existing infrastructure, while demographic factors ...