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Chief economist update: Plenty of oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
... OIL!" At the end of the day, a sustainable rise in crude oil prices would be - as they have always been - dictated by the law of supply and demand.

One regulatory regime enough: FSC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019
... education standards are transforming financial advisers into a profession in line with other professions such as accounting and law. "These changes present a timely opportunity to integrate Tax (Financial) Advisers (TFAs) into the regulatory framework ...

Chief economist update: Germany in the budget's shadow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
... run any structural deficit at all." Germany's GDP amounted to around US$4 trillion in 2018 - meaning that based on this law, it's deficit spending is capped at US$14 billion (0.35% of GDP) per annum. But with deteriorating economic growth (and ...

Pension fund joins action against Facebook

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2019
... press for core governance standards such as board diversity, board independence, and proportionate voting rights that are central to ensure accountability at public companies," CalSTRS portfolio manager of sustainable investment and stewardship strategies ...

Frydenberg flags new advice disciplinary system

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2019
... added the scale and complexity of the government's response was unprecedented, drawing a comparison with the Corporate Law Economic Reform Program introduced in the 1990s. "It [government's response] demonstrates the government's commitment ...

Industry veterans recognised

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
... Queen's Birthday Honours included investment professionals, financial advisers, banking professionals and superannuation law specialists, recognising them for their contribution to the industry. ECP Asset Management's Emmanuel Clive Pohl, better ...

Chief economist update: The Budget surplus can wait

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2019
"Anything that could go wrong will go wrong." - Murphy's law. It seems like it for us, Australians all. The latest (although dated) GDP growth figures showed that domestic economic growth slowed to its slowest pace in a decade (in the midst of the ...

Chief economist update: Woe to the world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
... be "fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful." Be careful out there and take stock of Murphy's Law: "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong." It did go wrong. The VIX and MOVE indices jumped by 20.9% and 17.4%, respectively ...

Chief economist update: Be fearful when indicators show no fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
... in China's case, soon Australia, engaged in stimulative fiscal policy). A testament, if you will, to Newton's first law of motion: "A body at rest will remain at rest, and a body in motion will remain in motion unless it is acted upon by an external ...

Chief economist update: A pretty portrait of an emerging market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2019
... inflationary pressure brought on by rising oil prices (at the time), the TRAIN (Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion) law that took effect on 1 January 2018. Together they erode disposable income. The Fed's normalisation policy brought more ...