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ASFA welcomes new board directors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
... and has recently served as chair of the Member Services Committee and EPARC Committee and as a member of the Policy Committee. Meanwhile, Holden made a valuable contribution to the Human Resources and Remuneration and Policy Committees. A further four ...

Chief economist update: Rush hour is over for the BOE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2018
... the UK slowing, the BOE would no longer be in a hurry to raise interest rates. Certainly not at its Monetary Policy Committee meeting scheduled for June 21. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked ...

Chief economist update: BOE fails market expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018
... took the Bank rate up to 0.5% with another 25 bps increase when it meets again on May 10. The Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) met as scheduled, but decided to keep monetary policy settings unchanged. The FTSE-100 index closed 0.5% higher on the ...

Retirement income expert joins SMSFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2018
The SMSF Association announced a superannuation and retirement income veteran will join its Public Policy Committee in an effort to institute strong policy settings in these areas. Challenger retirement income chair Jeremy Cooper will provide expertise ...

Gesundheit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
... 5.75% - when it met on the February 7 (right in the midst of the upheaval on Wall Street). In fact, one monetary policy committee member voted to increase interest rates by 25 basis points. This is because although there's no doubt about the Indian economy's ...

India's upside risks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... and followed the RBI's 25 basis point reductions in the repo and reverse repo rates at its 2 August monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting. Not surprisingly, the RBI admitted that the introduction of the GST in July have had a negative impact on economic ...

Rethink the great Australian dream: Report

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2017
... budget implications for governments as more people become reliant on government assistance," CEDA research and policy committee chair Rodney Maddock said. "Barring any major economic jolts, demand pressures are likely to continue over the next 40 years." ...

RBI succumbs to low-flation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
... rate to 5.75% (reversing the 25 bps hike announced only four months before) - following its 2 August Monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting. Financial markets widely expected the decision given India's deteriorating growth and inflation fundamentals. ...

O'Dwyer names one-stop-shop dispute resolution lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
A former RBA governor will spearhead the merger of three financial and superannuation dispute resolution bodies into a one-stop-shop. Revenue and Financial Services Minister Kelly O'Dwyer told the FSC Leaders Summit yesterday that Malcolm Edey will ...

New role builds Cbus momentum, Atkin joins SuperFriend

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2017
... as the fund expects to double in size within the next five to six years. Campo currently chairs the National Policy Committee, is a director of Women in Super, and is a non-executive director of Victoria Legal Aid. In more Cbus news, Atkin has joined ...