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Chief economist update: Fundamentally overvalued

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
"I see trees of green, red roses too..." Louis Armstrong's immortal classic played on my head as rain started pouring on this burning land - even did a rain dance in my backyard - and meteorologists forecast more to come that hopefully extinguishes ...

BlackRock wakes up to climate change

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
BlackRock will double its ESG ETF offerings, dump investments in thermal coal and increase sustainable assets under management tenfold this decade. All this, just six months after it was revealed that BlackRock lost more than $133 billion by investing ...

Crestone bolsters team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
Crestone Wealth Management has made eight new appointments, bringing its team to 80. The firm said the hires reaffirm its commitment to high-quality professional advice in the high net worth and ultra-high net worth client segments. Paul Shalhoub, Duane ...

Chief economist update: A busy 2020 for Abe, BOJ

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
The world economy would advance by 2.5% this year, a tad stronger than the "post-crisis low" of 2.4% estimated for 2019. This is the World Bank's prediction contained in its January 2020 'Global Economic Prospects' report, noting that: "While ...

Chief economist update: Moving target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2020
... "bright idea" could prevent a repeat of 2018 experience when the Fed tighten too fast and too much that it killed off the green shoots of inflation. Then again, by moving the goalpost in order to hit its target, the Fed is sacrificing its credibility. ...

Chief economist update: War is over

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
... from 4.4% in the first 10 months of the year; public investment growth eased to 6.9% from 7.4%. However, note that these green shoots were fertilised and watered by government and central bank stimulus packages. Recall that on November 18, the People's ...

Real estate manager hires from Cbus

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
... Woolworths, Spotlight, Australia Post and Goodman. "She has a well-established track record, having advised or worked on green buildings and sustainable developments. She also brings a background in stakeholder management, with key skills in dissecting ...

IOOF, ANZ transaction gets green light

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
APRA has approved IOOF's application to purchase ANZ's superannuation business. The decision to allow the purchase of OnePath Custodians and Oasis Funds Management comes from APRA after it was granted the legislative power to approve or refuse an application ...

Chief economist update: The Grinch steals Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) disappointed no one when it kept the official cash rate unchanged at a record low 0.75% after the conclusion of its December 3 meeting. This is perfectly rational: Monetary policy operates with a lag - it takes about ...

China still positive despite unrest

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
... Buchet believes growth is coming back to emerging markets. "Regardless of if a deal goes through or not this year, we see green shoots of growth coming back to emerging markets, but a US-China trade deal will be decisive in shaping the outlook and prolong ...