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Court fines stockbroker $350k

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2018
... 2016. ASIC Commissioner Cathie Armour said the Market Integrity Rules are vital to ensuring that Australia's financial markets are fair and efficient "Market participants are reminded of the importance of their role as gatekeepers to our markets. If ...

Chief economist update: The money is one Fed rate hike next year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
... now to 2.5% at its December 19 meeting to 65.4% from 75.8% a week before. While the odds are still high and financial markets aren't necessarily going to throw a tantrum if the Fed does so before Christmas, it's the changes in the probability ...

Chief economist update: Americans who want work will find it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
Financial markets expect the US Federal Reserve's FOMC meeting this week (7-8 November) to be a ho-hum event. In fact, the CME FedWatch Tool puts the probability of the Fed keeping the fed funds rate at 2-2.25% at 92.8% - almost a sure "no change" ...

Chief economist update: BOE waiting on Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2018
... trading arrangements, the smoothness of the transition to them and the responses of households, businesses and financial markets. The implications for the appropriate path of monetary policy will depend on the balance of the effects on demand, supply ...

Chief economist update: BOJ on a steady

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) starts its two-day monetary policy meeting today and it's not about to give financial markets a Halloween spook when it announces the policy board's decision tomorrow. Monetary policy settings will remain unchanged - ...

CFSGAM Aussie equities executive on the move

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2018
... to have secured someone of Matthew's calibre and track record," Hennessy said. "His significant expertise in financial markets and portfolio management will allow him to play a vital role in representing our investment services to Australian investors." ...

Post Royal Commission change is all talk: Shipton

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
... the new industry funding model; unique characteristics of Australia's financial system; size of Australia's financial markets; number of consumers; number of people engaged in the industry; and the clear expectations of the community. Shipton clarified ...

Chief economist update: Still the lucky country?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
Financial markets remain in a state of flux as investors' chills appear to be multiplying on growing concerns over: Wall Street's heightened volatility, Fed rate rises and the risk of a policy mistake, Trump's protectionist policy, China's ...

Liquidnet appoints Australia head

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018
... well as global firms investing in the Australian markets. Weidenhofer has more than 20 years' experience in financial markets. For the last 10 years she has worked at Liquidnet. In her most recent role, she was Liquidnet's head of product for ...

Chief economist update: When QE turns to QT

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018
... these negative factors that's responsible for weighing the equity market down. But some of them have eased. Financial markets have already trimmed their Fed rate hike expectations to two (from three) next year, bond yields have already retreated ...