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AI to transform financial services: Deloitte

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
... radically change front and back-office operations, and create major shifts in the structure and regulation of financial markets. The report identified nine key findings about how AI is changing the "physics" of financial services. According to the report ...

AMP profits nosedive, new board director announced

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2018
... renewal is well underway as we continue the rebuild at AMP." "John brings a wealth of top-level experience across financial markets, governance and public policy to the AMP board table. He has an exceptional blend of public and private sector experience ...

Chief economist update: Do nothing RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2018
... at a record low 1.50%, and the longest stretch of unchanged interest rates at that. For sure and for certain, financial markets would hear what they expect to hear from Governor Philip Lowe and his merry men and women when the RBA announces its decision ...

Chief economist update: At the core-core of it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
Financial markets could have a brand new worry (or not) depending on the outcome of the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) monetary policy meeting that's due to conclude this day. The 30-31 July meeting is particularly significant given last week's flare-up ...

Chief economist update: BOJ to stop throwing good money after bad?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2018
The big news overnight comes courtesy of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) or rather speculations (again) that it's discussing possible changes to its looser-than-loose monetary policy. There are so many combinations and permutations as to what the BOJ would ...

Chief economist update: Friday when the trade war began

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
... rallied on the day the war began? The commentariat puts this down to "buying the rumour, selling the news" or that financial markets have already factored in the opening salvo on the war on trade. Perhaps. Or it could also be that financial markets took ...

Chief economist update: Minutes of concerns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
... The picture below paints it better than 1000 words: But perhaps, a more logical explanation these days is that financial markets are putting their money on the Fed's growth forecasts. Rapid and solid growth now - GDP predicted to grow at 2.8% this ...

Advisory and wealth firm appoints chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
... with the British Army and served in the Australian Army. Sacre's 25 years' experience in banking and financial markets include senior roles with ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, the Bank of Sydney, the AME Group, NAB, JP Morgan and HSBC. He's also ...

ABA appoints deputy chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
... worked with Colonial First State, AMP Bank and Westpac with 35 years' experience in retail banking, finance, financial markets, treasury and financial planning.

Chief economist update: It's always slow in America in Q1

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
... rates have significant implications for fiscal and monetary policies and by extension, capital expenditure and financial markets. It's more crucial now because of Donald Trump. Recall his statement back in December 2017, "So we're at 3.3% GDP. ...