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Chief economist update: Aussie property market drop becoming self-fulfilling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
... And its name is property. So much so that the latest detailed report on Australia by the Organisation for Economic Development and Cooperation (OECD) warned that, although the "current trajectory" of falling house prices "would suggest a soft landing... ...

New MD for AMP Capital NZ

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
... global fixed income in February 2014. Graham, who previously worked at AXA Global Investors, Westpac and the Economic Development Association of New Zealand, commented that AMP Capital New Zealand has a reputation as a leading investment manager with ...

Chief economist update: Predictions allude to frozen RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2018
... know, I know, the world knows already about the case of the slowdown in global growth. The Organisations for Economic Development and Cooperation's (OECD) recently-released the OECD Economic Outlook and Interim Economic Outlook report merely formalised ...

Nikko appoints AIST director

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... non-executive director of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), a director at the Tasmanian Economic Development Board and an independent director at Propel Funeral Partners. She is a former partner at Deloitte and a former director ...

Governance specialist names new chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... former chief executive of Consult Australia and is on the boards of Standards Australia and the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA). Governance Institute president Warren Baillie said the board is delighted that Motto is joining. "Megan ...

Macquarie boss joins climate change commission

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2018
... impacts; failure from businesses and governments to incorporate climate change risks into their social and economic development plans and investments; higher susceptibility for the world's poorest and most vulnerable people; and lastly, the scarcity ...

AustralianSuper secures WestConnex stake

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018
... Transport Partners, a consortium that aims to deliver a "game changing transport network for Sydney" and lift economic development across New South Wales, the super fund said in a statement. The consortium, which comprises Transurban, AustralianSuper ...

Chief economist update: Minutes of concerns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
We're all much aware of the US Federal Reserve's optimistic outlook for America's economic growth, unemployment and inflation and that, as per the 13 June FOMC statement, the risks to this outlook "appear roughly balanced." However, the ...

French giant intensifies action on global warming

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2017
... society as a whole loses out. "This is the key to a sustainable growth that will create jobs and foster an economic development that is beneficial for society," he said. Climate change isn't the only issue BNP Paribas is taking action on either. Just ...

BNP Paribas shuts out non-renewable energy producers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2017
... environmental issues a central part of their business policy," Bonnafe said. "We are convinced that being a major economic development bank in the 21st century means being an accelerator of the energy transition."