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Chief economist update: Weak household consumption now a sure thing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
... 2.3% (June quarter 2019), it remains just a fraction of the 4% annual growth rate experienced during the mid-noughties. Never mind that interest rates have been lowered and "employed" persons just got a tax rebate since July, the prospect of continued ...

Chief economist update: Fed pause could be a short one

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019
Here we go again, the never-ending Sino-Yankee trade deal or no deal saga. This from Bloomberg: "Chinese officials are casting doubts about reaching a comprehensive long-term trade deal with the U.S. even as the two sides get close to signing a "phase ...

Chief economist update: RBA rate cut outlook

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2019
... consumer sentiment index. And of course, there was also the better-than-expected employment report. So it's all go to never never? No more rate cuts. The official cash rate would be stuck at 0.75% and we just have to wait until the economy catches ...

Chief economist update: Is the A$ becoming a safe-haven currency?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2019
As Glum (of Gulliver's Travels fame) puts it; "We're doomed, we'll never make it!" Speculation that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) may have to take the official cash rate to zero or even negative and/or start printing Australian dollars ...

Chief economist update: Beam us up Scotty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019
... AICD survey also found that "70 per cent of respondents agreed that there is a risk-averse culture on Australian boards". Never mind the others, but these two conditions alone - pessimism over the outlook and risk aversion - are what's keeping Australian ...

Rainmaker Group announces acquisition of Industry Moves

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019
... projected to employ over 455,000 people by 2023. "Understanding human capital and employment trends in the industry has never been more important and I see Industry Moves playing a vital role in connecting this growing sector," said Baltazar. "We look ...

APRA won't appeal IOOF judgement

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority will not appeal the Federal Court decision to dismiss its court action against IOOF. The case related to the management of conflicts of interest, the appropriate use of superannuation fund reserves and ...

TPD riddled with issues: ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2019
... for TPD cover through their superannuation to provide financial protection when they are so sick or injured that they can never work again. ASIC expects industry to make prompt changes to ensure this cover provides real value," ASIC said. The review ...

AMPFPA selects law firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
... board ahead of publicising the plan. Macdonald disputed this in a recent interview with Financial Standard, saying he has never met Wade and that AMP only ever met with a subset of the AMPFPA board, not the entire board as is the requirement. "He has ...

Boutique hires from Ellerston Capital

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
... investment officer Ned Bell said in an interview yesterday. "We had very high-level discussions with a couple of firms but it never got anywhere. Channel really stuck out to us and we both feel we can build out a global presence in global equities, where ...