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Chief economist update: Welcome to the day after tomorrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... disease on their respective economies and the world at large. This is underscored by the 'Statement of G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors' issued on 3 March: "We, G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, are closely monitoring ...

Chief economist update: The C word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... word response. "C" for concerted or coordinated action... take your pick. As Bloomberg reports: "Group of Seven finance ministers will hold a teleconference this week to coordinate their response to the coronavirus outbreak, France's Finance Minister ...

Chief economist update: Who's afraid of COVID-19?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020
... there's more. Oxford expects the US and the Eurozone to go into technical recessions in the first half of 2020. Finance ministers and central bank governors from G20 nations - recently meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - also acknowledged the serious ...

World leaders back impact investing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
A gathering of G7 ministers responsible for development cooperation has issued a strong statement in support of impact investing. This comes after world leaders at the G20 summit in Osaka also spoke about the potential benefits of impact investing. ...

Chief economist update: ECB exit proves premature

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2019
... tensions and a looming one against Europe - Politico quotes European trade commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom warning EU trade ministers to brace for "US tariffs on billions of euros worth of European goods over a dispute about Airbus subsidies" - would ...

Super gets an insider in ministry reshuffle

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... appointments today, with the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia taking the opportunity to remind the new ministers of the Government's previous outstanding policy commitments. "ASFA congratulates Josh Frydenberg on his re-appointment ...

Kelly O'Dwyer to leave parliament

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
Former financial services minister Kelly O'Dwyer will retire before the next election. In an announcement on Saturday, Member for Higgins Kelly O'Dwyer said she would not recontest the next federal election, citing personal reasons. "After much agonising ...

Chief economist update: Crude oil to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2019
Brexit uncertainty remains in the headlines ( dis-United Kingdom prime minister Theresa May survived the vote of no confidence immediately called after the crushing defeat of her proposed Brexit deal in the House of Commons); so is the US government ...

Chief economist update: So much Brexit uncertainty, so little time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
When UK prime minister Theresa May declared that "Brexit is Brexit" and "no Brexit deal is better than a bad Brexit deal" when she addressed EU ambassadors in London on the 17 January 2017, she laid out 12 objectives for Brexit negotiations: 1. Clarity ...

No time for complacency: AIST

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2018
... will top $1 billion - based on the fees for no service issue alone. Amid the recent leadership spill and new federal ministers sworn in, the Government conceded defeat on proposed legislation requiring 30 independent directors on superannuation boards ...