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Chief economist update: Coronavirus infects oil market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
It appears that no one and nothing is immune from the spread of the coronavirus. It's now turned the bull market in crude oil into a bear. Crude oil prices sank by more than 10% (the technical definition of a bear market) - WTI oil down 15.6%; Brent ...

Chief economist update: The rise and fall of oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2020
Crude oil prices rose in the early months of the New Year on the escalation of tensions between the US and Iran after an American drone strike in Iraq on January 3 that killed Qassem Soleimani -- the head of Iran's elite Quds military force. The ...

Chief economist update: Oil's well that ends 2019 well

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2019
It may not seem like it, but crude oil prices appear on track to finish 2019 around 30% higher. This year to date, WTI oil has risen by 33.4% to US$60.21 per barrel while the price of Brent oil has rallied by 29.2%. To be sure, new production cuts that ...

FIIG makes first impact investing play

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
Specialist fixed income house FIIG Securities partnered with the microfinance arm of World Vision to launch its first impact investing product in Australia. FIIG Securities and VisionFund International launched an impact bond to the Australian market ...

Chief economist update: Oil to slide into 2020

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently released its 'World Economic Outlook' report for October where it slashed its global growth projection to 3.0% this year (from 3.2% forecast in July) before rebounding to 3.4% (downgraded from its ...

World leaders back impact investing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
A gathering of G7 ministers responsible for development cooperation has issued a strong statement in support of impact investing. This comes after world leaders at the G20 summit in Osaka also spoke about the potential benefits of impact investing. ...

Facebook to launch own currency

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019
The social media giant revealed plans for its first financial services product, a digital wallet and its own cryptocurrency. Facebook is set to launch its own digital wallet in 2020, to allow people to access and participate in the Libra network, Facebook's ...

Chief economist update: Oil market slides from bull to bear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019
Crude oil prices have dropped, turning this year's bull market into a bear market. Oil prices rallied nearly 50% from January to April this year on the back of the Fed's pause; China's stimulus measures and expectations of continued easy ...

Chief economist update: The bad oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently released its World Economic Outlook April report where it slashed its global growth projections to 3.3% this year, down from 3.5% forecast in January and from 3.7% predicted in its October 2018 outlook ...

CCIV consultation opens

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2019
The next phase of implementing the Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle regime is open for consolation. Stakeholders have until 28 February 2019 to make submissions on two proposed bills - the tax and regulatory component, and related explanatory ...