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Chief economist update: AUD misdirection

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2019
... US; -0.6% for the euro area; -0.3% for the UK; and, -0.5% for Canada. No prize for guessing but this is in light of the sharp deterioration in Australia's property market. Quoting Thomas Helbling - the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) lead ...

Chief economist update: No credit to the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 APR 2019
... trend. As an aside, the pick-up in business credit is inconsistent with the most recent NAB business survey that showed sharp decline in both business conditions and business confidence over the same month. Housing credit slowed to a year-on-year rate ...

Managed accounts provider hires executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2019
... restructuring its executive team. David Heather will exit the group on 10 May 2019 after four years as chief executive. Chair Don Sharp stepped down from the post and is replaced by Peter Brook. Hawkins takes over Sharp, who was the acting chief financial ...

Chief economist update: Woe to the world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
You've been warned. It was only exactly one week ago when I discussed the VIX and MOVE indices - the fear gauge for the stock and bond markets, respectively - and how they've been sharply coming down since the Fed announced its pause very in ...

UBS fined $51m for reporting breaches

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
... MiFID transaction reporting breaches. They are: Merrill Lynch International, Deutsche Bank AG, Royal Bank of Scotland, James Sharp & Co, Plus500UK, City Index, Societe Generale, Commerzbank AG, Instinet Europe, Getco Europe, Credit Suisse and Barclays ...

RBA issues stern climate change warning

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
... regulation could cause previously valuable assets to become uneconomic," he added. "All of these consequences could precipitate sharp adjustments in asset prices, which would have consequences for financial stability," Debelle said. The RBA is talking ...

Reforming bank culture rests on regulators: Silk

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
The chief executive of Australia's largest superannuation fund is pinning his hopes on the regulators to transform the culture of the big banks and retail sector. AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk says he's doubtful that the organisations called ...

Platform rebrands for next phase

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
... It also follows a recent leadership shake-up that saw Brook take over as chair of the board, with longstanding chair Don Sharp stepping down. Chief executive David Heather also announced his resignation last month after four years in the role.

Chief economist update: European Central Bank policy U-turn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... 2020. This compares with the last forecast of 1.7% this year (lowered from 1.8%) and the next. This is justifiable given the sharp slowing in GDP growth in recent months...... and indications for continued slow going. Similarly, HICP inflation's ...

APRA sets sights on 2019 targets

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
APRA has outlined its policy focus for the remainder of the year following the Royal Commission. Releasing its annual policy priorities document this week, the prudential regulator said it would build on the work it began last year, while taking into ...