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Chief economist update: USA Inc is under new management

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021
... administration has proposed a US$1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan. US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell assured markets that the central bank would not raise interest rates soon unless it foresees rising inflation or imbalances in the economy. In ...

Hume advocates for affordable advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
... ideas and changes, even where improvements may be difficult to fit into the existing framework - and strategic advice is central to this." The sector can also benefit from strategic advice rather than advice on specific financial products. "Additionally ...

Fidelity enters UK advice market

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
Fidelity International has launched a new restricted advice service, Fidelity Wealth Management, in the UK with five advisers and another six on the way. Fidelity said the UK wealth management arm will build on its existing wealth and retirement services ...

Careful portfolio rebalances needed: First Sentier

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021
... stabilised in several regions, risk remains. "We aren't out of the woods yet. While 2021 is unlikely to see a pullback in central bank interventions or a rise in cash rates, the pace of the global recovery may see markets rethink the 'liquidity forever' ...

Chief economist update: Eurozone at risk of double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021
... regions and strengthened existing social distancing and face covering rules. The Netherlands entered a partial lockdown. Central Europe, which had been spared in the March-April wave, saw big spikes in cases." We know what happened thereafter, virus ...

Chief economist update: Yuan the victim of China's success

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2021
... in December 2020. The yuan's sharp appreciation has prompted the South China Morning Post (SCMP) - considered the central government's mouthpiece - to report that, in addition to earlier diktats aimed at limiting/reversing the yuan's appreciation ...

BNP Paribas to offer initial margin services

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021
BNP Paribas Securities Services is expanding its collateral management services in Asia Pacific, to include initial margin requirements arising for non-cleared OTC derivatives positions. Initial margin rules for non-cleared derivatives transactions ...

Chief economist update: COVID with a vengeance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
... currency's reaction has been relatively muted. Sterling's effective exchange rate has depreciated by 2.5% in 2020 -because central banks around the world have been responding almost in unison (through increased policy accommodation), leaving ...

Cromwell makes Italian acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021
... offers growth prospects thanks to the great accessibility and the presence of many manufacturing companies in that area of Central Italy," Caroleo said. "Just a couple of months after the successful acquisition of the DHL portfolio, this transaction ...

Schroders adds to private debt team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021
... clients in 2021 and beyond," Doyle said. "Having investors of Nicole and Tim's calibre at the core of our capability is central to our goal of becoming a formidable player in the Australian private debt market."