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Bank chief steps down amid expenses scandal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2019
... becoming global head of commercial then global head of retail and finally stepping into the chief executive role. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand and Australian Prudential Regulation Authority were notified of the change in leadership. Antonia Watson ...

Chief economist update: Another RBA rate cut should be enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2019
... (-3.4%); the pound (-1.3%); and the Chinese yuan (-1.5%). According to financial market whispers, expectations the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) would follow-up its 25 basis point rate cut to 1.25% handed this month with not one, not two but three ...

Chief economist update: Australian bull market here we come

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2019
... self-sustaining climb to higher highs. The domestic bourse's recent impetus has undoubtedly been triggered by the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) decision to cut the official cash rate to a new record low of 1.25% on the June 4... plus, expectations ...

Industry veterans recognised

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
... received the honour for service to the finance sector and to the community. Kathryn Fagg, a board member for the Reserve Bank was recognised for services to business and finance, central banking, logistics and manufacturing sectors - as well as for her ...

Liquidnet acquires fintech

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019
... provides predictive analytics on 3000 publicly traded companies listed in the US and 15 central banks including the Reserve Bank of Australia, Bank of Japan, US Fed Reserve and European "Prattle is yet another powerful tool for asset managers to discover ...

Chief economist update: The Budget surplus can wait

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2019
... Crisis) to 1.8% in the March quarter from 2.4% in the year to the December 2018 quarter. This gave credence to the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) decision to cut interest rates to a record low of 1.25% just a day before the Australian National ...

Chief economist update: The path of monetary policy according to Lowe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2019
"Toto, we're not in Kansas anymore." The Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) decision to cut the official cash rate to a fresh record low of 1.25% takes the country's monetary policy into uncharted waters. More uncharted it would be if JP ...

J.P. Morgan cuts management fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
... Hallifax said too many investors are anchored in cash, leaving them stuck with low returns, while the likelihood the Reserve Bank of Australia cutting interest rates this year may further exacerbate the challenge for income-hungry investors. "We want ...

Chief economist update: The rate cut Australia has to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe is set to be remembered in history as the man who took Australia's official cash rate from a historic low of 1.5% - set under Glen Stevens one month before he stepped down as RBA head honcho in September ...

Chief economist update: Glass half-full or US recession on the way?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019
... to 44.6% from 38.1%. The financial markets are in good company. In an interview this month, Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank emeritus economist Leonard Nakamura, was quoted saying: "People think we're just a half percent or a few tenths from a 2% ...