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Chief economist update: Australia low on credit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
... savings persist - the main factors that affect the biggest component of the economy - how could the RBA even contemplate raising interest rates? Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager ...

Chief economist update: New Fed chief, same policy direction (but more transparent)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
... are doing and why we are doing it." Given this statement, financial markets didn't have to speculate whether the Fed is raising interest rates three times or four (or maybe more) this year. Jerome would have told us so. But it appears that three Fed ...

Former wealth group chief joins Macrovue

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
... with the next stage of Macrovue's evolution. "To help with this growth phase, we will be embarking on a Series A capital raising round to scale the business and leverage the successes we have seen to date." Late last year Macrovue made the list of H2 ...

Actuaries Institute names chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
... plan for the future. Institute president John Evans said Grace's experience in public policy has been instrumental in raising the institute's profile in developing strategic papers which go to the heart of major economic and social themes that affect ...

FPEC chair steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2018
... for existing advisers proposed by FASEA. FPEC was established by the FPA in 2011 as an independent body chartered with raising the standard of financial planning education and promoting financial planning as a distinct learning area and a career of choice. ...

AAT issues stay on Poidevin appeal to ASIC ban

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
... of DirectMoney shares between 14 July 2015 and 23 July 2015. Bell Potter was the manager and underwriter of a capital raising that saw DirectMoney admitted to the ASX on 13 July 2015. Two weeks after DirectMoney commenced trading; Poidevin engaged in ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street wails on inflation indications

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2018
... tightness and challenges finding qualified workers across skills and sectors... A few Districts observed that firms were raising wages in a broader range of industries and positions since the previous report. Some Districts reported that firms expect ...

Small cap IPOs surge above the market in 2017

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
... investor sentiment towards the IPO market appears reasonably healthy, with 79% of IPOs meeting or exceeding their capital raising goals. In total, new IPOs obtained 94% of the total funds being sought. "In a sign of increasing market confidence, the ...

EY issues ICO theft warning

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... speculative," the report said. The US originated the highest volume of ICOs of US$1bn, followed by Russia and China each raising US$300m; Australia raised about $34m. The research also found the ICO network is congested as traders and business operations ...

Money managers eye household debt

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
The US Federal Reserve is raising interest rates and other central banks have signalled they too will pare stimulatory measures introduced in the wake of the GFC, all of which has significant consequences for money managers in 2018. The Reserve Bank ...