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Expecting the expected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2017
... been expected was the People's Bank of China's (PBOC) rate hike announcement. But the adjustment was so small, financial markets barely reacted to it. The PBOC lifted its 7-day and 28-day reverse repo rates by 5 basis points to 2.5% and 2.8%, respectively ...

Adviser group edges on triple digits with new business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017
... said. Donat added she has derived great pleasure from seeing Marsh's deep expertise, knowledge and passion for financial markets and advice be transferred to those who need and want help. "Shelley loves to educate, transfer knowledge and provide her ...

APRA announces new executive general manager

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
... and business planning, accountability and performance reporting processes. McCarthy-Hockey brings extensive financial markets experience including working as chief operating officer, deputy group treasurer at Deutsche Bank London; treasurer, Australia ...

Thinning trade surplus shaves A$

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
Financial markets expected Australia's trade surplus to narrow in October but not by this much. The Australian Bureau of Statistics'(ABS) 'International Trade in Goods and Services report showed that the country's trade surplus dropped to just A$105 ...

ASX pioneers blockchain technology

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2017
... consistent with the Government's agenda to put Australia at the forefront of financial technology and efficient financial markets. "We support the ASX's commitment to designing a system that does not raise barriers to access for non-affiliated market ...

SMEs lack cybersecurity resilience: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2017
... Cathie Armour said: "Cyber resilience is now widely regarded as one of the most significant concerns for the financial markets sector and the economy at large. Given the central role financial markets firms play in our economy, the cyber resilience of ...

Blockchain will boost company value: Research

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
... of platform technology would not only reduce costs and risks for companies, but facilitate innovation in the financial markets.

Sydney licensee caught out on conflicts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2017
... Cathie Armour said. "Ensuring this conduct meets these standards directly is necessary to ensure the integrity of financial markets and investor confidence in those markets." As per the enforceable undertaking, Foster Stockbroking has taken a number ...

No big deal or not yet?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2017
... that would further tighten liquidity conditions in the country and extrapolated to "the sky is falling". Yet, financial markets didn't see this as a big deal... unless China's stock market continues to head south, that is. The small gain in both the ...

ARCO Investment Management launches new strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2017
... months, compared with 53% for the ASX200. ARCO believes its new Absolute Return Fund will prove attractive as financial markets currently face several escalating risks and investors are actively reshaping their portfolios to defend against downside risk ...