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Government repeats fintech focus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017
... preferences across financial services, not only to keep pace but to also influence and benefit from technological developments. "We must ensure that our policies and actions harness and realise the full potential of fintech -by removing barriers to these ...

Economic headwinds lead Chief Economists Forum

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
... Ceremonies and renowned economist Saul Eslake Trump, Brexit and European elections, ongoing central bank policy and developments in property, currency and interest rates will all be on the agenda for the 11th annual forum and breakfast. The forum features ...

Investec snaps up NSW properties

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
... occupied by quality tenants, and are ideally located to benefit from rezoning initiatives and surrounding infrastructure developments," Katz said. "The acquisitions continue the fund's focus of investing in established metropolitan office markets where ...

Last chance to attend Chief Economists Forum

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
... of Framlington Equities, Asia, Mark Tinker Trump, Brexit and European elections, ongoing central bank policy and developments in property, currency and interest rates will all be on the agenda for the 11th annual forum and breakfast. According to Baur ...

Mercer appoints chief customer officer

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
... at Towers Perrin and a superannuation consultant at Colonial First State. The leadership shuffle follows two major developments at Mercer: first, the group acquired Pillar Administration from the NSW Government for $35 million; and most recently it partnered ...

Irish sovereign fund stamps out tobacco

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
... and the ongoing reviews by the ISIF are opportunities to fine tune its investment approach in the light of relevant developments both nationally and internationally," Noonan added. The fund also excludes investment in cluster munitions and anti-personnel ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
... 0.12% below trend reading in June to the current 0.11% above trend result." This was largely driven by international developments: Rising commodity prices; the steepening of the yield curve and share market gains. Domestically-based confidence and the ...

The Fed lady and the Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2016
... conditions, indicators of inflation pressures and inflation expectations, and readings on financial and international developments." Labor market conditions. Check. The unemployment rate is down to 4.6%. This is now near the bottom of the Fed's 4.5% ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
... India's inflation rate was 4.2% in October - the slowest rate since August 2015. The RBI is also wary that, "Global developments, especially as financial markets factor in the future stance of US monetary and fiscal policy, could impart volatility to ...

Listed infrastructure has winners and losers

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
... sub-sectors with their own esoteric risk factors, and varying degrees of sensitivity to some of the macro-economic developments we have seen over the past 12 months." Infrastructure related to the energy sector, such as gas and oil pipelines experienced ...