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Three is the magic number

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2017
... the ball. To be sure, the Fed can't be faulted whether it delivered this third rate hike or not. The Fed presidents of Chicago (Evans) and Minneapolis (Kashkari) even voted against a rate hike this month. This because although GDP growth and the unemployment ...

Industry rolls out anti-sexual harassment ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2017
... market rate of return," Powell said. Dorri McWhorter, chief executive of YWCA Metropolitan, a women's organisation based in Chicago said: "We hope female and male investors alike seize the opportunity to encourage companies to more proactively address ...

Global fund manager names new investment lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
... joining the firm, she was a principal at Mercer Investment Consulting, and before that, at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

FS Live Blog: 2017 AFA National Adviser Conference

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... professionals. 10.25am - One of the standout presentations of the conference: Amy Florian, a grief transitions expert based in Chicago, spoke about how financial advisers can help their clients transition through grief. Lots of practical tips. Social ...

As clear as it gets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
... Minneapolis Fed president Neel Kaskari asks: "...if you don't have any inflation why raise rates?" And then there are Chicago Fed president Charles Evans and Fed board member Lael Brainard, arguing that current low inflation could cause inflation expectations ...

Professional investment association rebrands

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
... Construction Forum and University of Technology Sydney, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and Yale School of Management. The final step requires passing a rigorous examination and undertaking ...

Property investment manager broadens regional presence

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2017
... and Asia-Pacific institutions, pension plans, foundations and corporations and individual investors. Headquartered in Chicago, the firm has additional offices in Los Angeles, London, Luxembourg, Frankfurt, Munich, Warsaw, Hong Kong, Seoul, Tokyo, and ...

Expanding expansion in manufacturing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
As the band 'Chicago' would sing, it would be "baby, what a big surprise, right before my very eyes" if the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) shifts - up or down - monetary policy settings when it meets today. No rate cut is in the cards this afternoon ...

First of three (or more) coming next week

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
... House Financial Services Committee (15 Feb) and which she re-emphasised in her speech before "The Executives' Club of Chicago" on the 3rd of March. "...we realize that waiting too long to scale back some of our support could potentially require us to ...

Trump matters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
... Fed, and the BOE met in late January/early Feb. Few also gave a hoo-ha on Fedspeak - St. Louis Fed president Bullard and Chicago Fed president Evans both spoke about the economy and monetary policy (at different venues) last week as did Fed VP Stanley ...