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FEAL welcomes new board directors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2021
... valuable contribution to FEAL and to our professional development and education initiatives," Perry said. Super has remained central to the financial resilience of many Australians throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and an important part of the national ...

Chief economist update: Delta variant infects Australian economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
... 2024 at the earliest", three of Australia's 'Big Four' banks released forecasts that are at odds with the central bank. Commonwealth Bank predicted that the RBA would lift interest rates by late-2022; Westpac by early-2023; the ANZ expects ...

Chief economist update: UK not there yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... to maintain the stock of sterling non-financial investment-grade corporate bond purchases, financed by the issuance of central bank reserves, at £20 billion. The Committee voted by a majority of 8-1... to continue with its existing programme of UK ...

Chief economist update: Chinese activity indicators disappoint but growth target intact

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2021
... and the five-year at 4.65% -- for the 13th straight month at its May fixing. In addition, this is what the doctor (er, central command) ordered. At the opening of the fourth session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing on the 5th ...

FPA to manage $1.5m scholarship mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
... Australia which will help more consumers," he said. Payne said: "People with a background in finance or economics play a central role in public policy and decision-making, however, women are under-represented in these industries and roles." "We want ...

Chief economist update: Anchoring the recovery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
... single-currency region's fiscal and monetary policy support would remain in place. This comes four days after the European Central Bank convened on the 10th of June and decided to maintain the status quo - keeping the interest rates unchanged on ...

State Street launches dedicated crypto, blockchain business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
... lead it. State Street Digital builds on State Street's existing digital capabilities, expanded to include cryptocurrency, central bank digital currency, blockchain and tokenisation. The new business will be led by Nadine Chakar, currently head of global ...

Chief economist update: Deflated expectations lift deflation expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021
Inflation? What inflation? We need inflation. While many, if not most, of its central bank peers - led by the Fed -- are pushing back against inflation concerns, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) cannot seem to drive growth in the country's consumer prices ...

Chief economist update: RBA cash rate on ice until 2024

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021
... of zero per cent on Exchange Settlement balances". Financial markets expected as much. This is because the Australian central bank has already provided forward guidance at its May meeting that July is the month to watch out for. "At its July meeting ...

Chief economist update: OECD upgrades global growth but advises continued policy support

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2021
... virus. This could trigger further containment measures and delay the economic rebound," the OECD said. The OECD prescribes central banks in advanced economies should keep monetary policy settings accommodative and allow "temporary overshooting of headline ...