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Happier New Year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
... started in 2017 is gaining stronger momentum and with it increased corporate profitability, while at the same time monetary policy still remains largely accommodative. Certainly, there'll be bumps along the way - relatively high valuation; Donald Trump's ...

Same old same old from the BOJ

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
... (deflation) experienced from July 2015 to December 2016. This leaves the BOJ confused. While in one paragraph of its monetary policy statement, it printed that "Inflation expectations have remained in a weakening phase" it's optimistic in another. "The ...

Expecting the expected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2017
... stronger growth-low inflation dynamics to spill over into 2018. As expected, the European Central Bank (ECB) kept monetary policy settings unchanged. The Eurosystem staff projects annual real GDP growth of 2.4% in 2017, 2.3% in 2018 and 1.9% in 2019. ...

Three is the magic number

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2017
... would provide an upside risk to economic growth (and possibly, inflation) that could persuade the Fed to tighten monetary policy by much more than it intends to at this time. But to paraphrase Madam Yellen, we'll cross the bridge when we get there.

Down, down business conditions are down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2017
... doesn't fit with the current record low level of the official cash rate (1.5%) nor the current neutral stance in RBA monetary policy. The last time business conditions were nearly this lovely (+20 in July 2007), the official cash rate was at 6.5%... ...

Good news or bad news?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2017
... This is below the PBOC's 2017 inflation target of 3.0% giving the Chinese central bank breathing room in terms of monetary policy. Surely, the PBOC wouldn't want to raise interest rates simultaneous with the stricter financial regulations as it crackdowns ...

Powell power

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2017
... the Joint Economic Committee of the US Congress overnight where she discussed 'The Current Economic Outlook and Monetary Policy'. Growth is gaining momentum, inflation remains low and the Fed is carefully monitoring it to determine whether it's transitory ...

OECD tells RBA to take a hike

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2017
... 5.4% in 2018 and 5.3% in 2019. This compares with the RBA's forecasts written in its November 2017 'Statement on Monetary Policy'. It's better on GDP growth - 2.5% in 2017, 3.25% in 2018 and 3.25% in 2019. Not so in terms of inflation moving up to target ...

Global asset manager expands Australian offering

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
... income component," Grobler said. The firm's global head of credit and fixed income, Steven Oh, said: "In the US, monetary policy tightening is underway in an economy that is operating at nearly full employment. The beauty of bank loans is that their ...

The Fed's aware of building imbalances

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
... just to remind. Fortunately, the Fed (or one of them) is on the ball. In his essay on "A Balanced Approach to Monetary Policy", Dallas Fed Robert S. Kaplan, listed "measures of potential financial excess." "The US stock market capitalisation now stands ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

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Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA  |   11:56AM
Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

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The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

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MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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