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SEC chair to depart

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... formation for small and larger businesses, and enabled our markets to function more transparently and efficiently," he said. President-elect Biden has yet to name Clayton's placement.

Chief economist update: A vaccine and a better vaccine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... weekend in mandating masks and Iowa this week requiring them in certain circumstances." While recent reports note that US president-elect Joe Biden favour targeted measures vis-a-vis a nationwide lockdown, infections and deaths could overwhelm America's ...

Chief economist update: We're not there yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
... not fully recover until people are confident that it's safe to resume activities involving crowds of people." ECB president Christine Lagarde echoed the Fed's concern: "I don't want to be exuberant about this vaccination." In her introductory ...

Findex appoints chief growth officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... to new industries as the region gears up for economic recovery." Prior to his role at Aon, Carey was executive vice president at Combined Insurance, a division of Chubb, managing director commercial at FleetPartners and vice president of sales, Asia ...

Chief economist update: Oil could slip on fresh lockdowns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
News that a COVID-19 vaccine is nigh has injected optimism in the world economies, financial markets and commodity markets, including oil. Oil prices jumped to two-month highs - WTI oil to US$41.36 per barrel; Brent oil to US$43.61 - following reports ...

Fintech hires in Australian expansion

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
... vision and leadership will help drive Envestnet | Yodlee's growth in these critical international markets," Envestnet president Stuart DePina said. "Jason is key to expanding our open banking support and delivering solutions internationally, enabling ...

Chief economist update: V for vaccine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
... vaccine has arrived in time to perhaps, upend the damaging economic impact of Biden's first order of business as US president - "getting COVID under control". "Just hear those sleigh bells jingling, ring tingle tingling too..."

Chief economist update: Biden cooks Donald's duck

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
"A whole new world A new fantastic point of view..." -Zayn Malik, Zhavia Ward Former vice-president Joe Biden is now POTUS-elect, breaking the record for the most votes (70 million plus votes and counting) received by a presidential candidate in US ...

New chief for global fund manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
... Barings, who has served in this role since 2016 and led the institution through its integration. Freno was appointed president in February 2020. He joined the firm in September 2005 as a managing director and worked as the head of global fixed income ...

Chief economist update: More money for reimposed lockdown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
"Money, money, money Always sunny..." - ABBA The US presidential election remains undecided. The US Federal Reserve met and decided to keep the status quo - the complete opposite of the happenings on the other side of the Atlantic where both fiscal ...