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Chief economist update: UK economy slows on Brexit woes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2019
... the Bank of England (BOE) decided to keep monetary policy settings unchanged following its February 7 monetary policy committee meeting, it acknowledged in its statement that: "UK economic growth slowed in late 2018 and appears to have weakened further ...

JPMAM global fixed income CIO exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 JAN 2019
... Nicholas Gartside was the co-manager of multi-sector fixed income products and served on the Currency Investment Policy Committee. Head of global aggregate portfolio management Iain Stealey replaces Gartside as the international chief investment officer ...

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. ...