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Macquarie boards add new CEO and Westpac veteran

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
... Foundation as chair. In previous roles he has held executive positions at the AIDC and Citigroup. Coffey began his career at the RBA. "Coffey has successfully led operations based in Australia, New Zealand, US, UK and Asia and has extensive experience ...

Chief economist update: Look ma, inflation ate my wages

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
... slowing global growth (China, in particular), falling commodity prices, emerging market sell-off, etc. - should propel the RBA to act (cut interest rates). It's only thanks to the weakening A$ that the RBA could still afford to sit and wait. Ben ...

Super fund welcomes industry veteran to trustee board

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
... Economics and Social Research and the Australian Office of Financial Management. During her executive career, she worked with RBA, BHP and Contango Asset Management. State Super chair Nicholas Johnson said: "I have no doubt that Ms Austin will provide ...

Chief economist update: Younger migrants and the elderly keep wages low

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
... million in October 2004 to 24 million in January 2016. See here for more details. The release is quiet timely for it provided RBA Governor Philip Lowe something new to talk about at his address to Anika Foundation Luncheon in Sydney the day after. Of ...

Chief economist update: Do nothing RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2018
If all goes according to expectations, today's Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Board meeting will mark one-month and two years (25 months) that the country's cash rate had been stuck at a record low 1.50%, and the longest stretch of unchanged ...

Chief economist update: Not before we get a pay rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
Just in time for tomorrow's Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) monthly board meeting, ME Bank published the results of the 14th survey of its "Household Financial Comfort Report", taken last June. "The ME Household Financial Comfort Report provides ...

Chief economist update: Inflation genie still inside the box

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
... second quarter from 2.1% in the March quarter. Both measures are below the lower range of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) 2%-3% target band. Inflation would find it hard to pick up until wages growth picks-up. Recall former RBA Governor Glenn ...

Advisers on scam alert

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2018
... regulated environment overseen by two independent Australian government agencies - ASIC and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) so more regulation may not necessarily prevent or reduce the number of investment scams," she said. "To combat the problem ...

Chief economist update: A pretty picture of the labour market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018
... positions in June (after May's 8600 addition). These pretty-ful set of numbers have unsurprisingly triggered a little bit of RBA rate hike speculations. But hold your horses! Before the RBA raises interest rates, it has to be certain that inflation ...

Crypto exchange enters superannuation market

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2018
... is an increased demand from customers wanting to use superannuation vehicles to invest in cryptocurrency. Last month, the RBA issued its stance on cryptocurrency : it's on the radar but not a priority. The Reserve Bank has closely followed developments ...