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Down, down prices are down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
... it turns into outright deflation. Cutting interest rates is the almost universal knee-jerk response from the financial markets - as evidenced by the drop in the Australian dollar. By doing so, the RBA could pre-empt inflation's move further away from ...

ANZ makes two senior advice appointments

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
... manager for protected equity portfolio. "Joe is a well-regarded wealth professional with extensive experience in financial markets and wealth products," ANZ Wealth head of sales Don Sillar said. "I am pleased Joe is taking on this role, leading the retail ...

No more tears?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
... after, the sun is shining, the sky is blue and everything's looking wonderful for me and you. Yes Virginia, financial markets - or more accurately, risk assets -- have gone up, up and away in the week ended 15 April -- the very week when the International ...

BNP and SmartAngels announce Blockchain partnership

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
... Founder of SmartAngels, Benoit Bazzocchi, said at the moment, only a few thousand companies are listed on the financial markets in Europe and the integration of blockchain on crowdfunding platforms "will give hundreds of thousands of start-ups and growth ...

New Macquarie chair steps up

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
... (prior to the latter merging with the ASX in 2006). From 1988 to 1999, he was head of Bankers Trust Australia's financial markets group. At the time, McCann said, "Peter is an experienced chairman and board director. He has brought many technical skills ...

ASIC releases 2016 enforcement report

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
... detect and take action against those who break the law, to ensure consumers can have trust and confidence in our financial markets and financial services industry. This report highlights our strong recent enforcement record and ongoing areas of focus." ...

FIIG appoints research team head

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
... Bayley joins FIIG from Aquasia where he advised corporate and institutional investors on developments in the financial markets as a credit strategist. Prior that that he worked as director, credit and structuring at ABN AMRO where he provided analysis ...

Republican brands Dodd-Frank "regulatory waterboarding"

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
... meet all their legal requirements. "You'll see us offer a bold alternative to the sclerotic status quo of our financial markets," he said. "I can report to you today that we are deep into our planning, and you will soon see our bill." Hensarling's plan ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
... country's main growth engine - indicates continued weak domestic activity, if not a return to recession. As such, financial markets expect the central bank to follow-up its 12.5 bps rate cut announced last December with another 12.5 bps reduction as ...

Data says not yet but what would Janet say?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
There's a kind of hush in financial markets as focus turned to the Fed's FOMC meeting which started overnight. While the Fed is not expected to alter monetary policy at all at this month's meeting, there's a niggling sense of anticipation of what Janet's ...