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Chief economist update: Nikkei not so fine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
... purchases which, according to Reuters, "account for roughly 80% of Japan's ETF market". Reuters reports that the Japanese central bank is considering "scaling back" its ETF purchases after its March review. Is this where the game stops?

Chief economist update: NIRP embedded in BOE forecasts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
... 4. It was hoping for the best outcome. In BOE governor Andrew Bailey's words: "The monetary policy committee's central forecast assumes that Covid-related restrictions and people's health concerns weigh on activity in the near term, but that ...

Chief economist update: RBA extends QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... economy in its first board meeting for 2021. RBA governor Philip Lowe's statement at the conclusion of the Australian central bank's February meeting was optimistic: "In Australia, the economic recovery is well under way and has been stronger ...

Parametric names new research lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
Parametric has announced the appointment of its new local manager of research and strategy, a position held by Raewyn Williams for seven years. Whitlam Zhang takes on the role of manager of research and strategy for Australia and New Zealand, based ...

Integrity Life updates product offering

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
... policy. Integrity Life head of retail product William Rogers said the changes are to provide clients with more value. "Central to Integrity's philosophy is listening to what advisers and their clients want, and then actually doing something about ...

Reference checks should cover all advice: FPA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
... them by referees seriously. FPA chief executive Dante De Gori said the association has been a strong supporter of the central referee register maintained by the ABA but is "confused" why ASIC would not create a central register. "The proposed process ...

HESTA awards tech mandate

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
... portfolio management. The super fund selected SimCorp's Dimension as a Service to consolidate its investment data into one central location including business intelligence and a data warehouse. In addition, the cloud investment platform will benefit ...

Chief economist update: Inflation lifted by smokers with young children and homebuilders

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
... quarter; the weighted median increased slightly to 1.4% from 1.2% in the September quarter. Needless to say, the Australian central bank wouldn't be in a rush to lift interest rates soon despite its optimistic outlook on the economy backed by the ...

Chief economist update: Prepare for lift off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
... inflation is expected to remain subdued during 2021-22. In advanced economies it is projected to remain generally below central bank targets at 1.5 percent. Among emerging market and developing economies inflation is projected just over 4 percent, which ...

Jobs return to pre-pandemic levels

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021
... down. This was repeated at the final meeting of the RBA board in December 2020, where RBA governor Philip Lowe said the central bank was prepared to do more in helping the government with rebuilding the Australian economy. "At its future meetings, the ...