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Hawkish central banks? Not the BOJ

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017
... helped. The last time Kuroda spoke was after the Japanese central bank's 15-16 June meeting. At this post-meeting press conference, the BOJ governor stated that, while the BOJ expects "inflation to gradually accelerate ahead,... There's some distance ...

Australian end of financial year sale

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
... du'jour. This is because of still low inflation. The ECB's Draghi explicitly stated at his Q&A forum of his June press conference that the bank's objective is "an inflation rate of close to but below 2%...It's not employment; it's not growth." The BOE's ...

Finance braces for Amazon effect

EMMA RAPAPORT AND DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2017
... but how they use technology to facilitate their traditional business," Budden says. Speaking from Singapore via tele-conference at a recent Sydney media briefing, Budden said Amazon Web Services - one division of the online retail giant - generated US$10 ...

Eurozone gaining momentum

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
... sustainability of inflation. This was explicitly stated by ECB president Mario Draghi, in the Q&A forum of his June press conference: "The four conditions are in the definition of our objective, which is a durable, self-sustained convergence of the rate ...

AFA executive joins standards board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
... respected designation across the world," Hakes said. In other news, the AFA has announced details of its 2017 annual conference to be held on the Gold Coast in October. Speakers will include Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer ...

US labour market covfefe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2017
... April, the third month of sequential decline since the 5.4% expansion recorded in January this year. The lead from the Conference Board's consumer confidence index offers no reprieve. US consumer confidence weakened for the second straight month in May ...

Distribution reshapes globalisation: Capital Group

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
... developed markets and it's now being sold in to 80 markets globally, Budden said. Speaking from Singapore via tele-conference at a recent Sydney media briefing, Budden said the changing shape of globalisation is seeing the emergence of a different type ...

Tech industry opens niche markets for advisers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
... design or in digital marketing." Zuckerberg was a keynote speaker at CeBIT Australia in Sydney last week, the same conference where the Australian Computer Society released the Digital Pulse report with Deloitte. For more on how digital technologies ...

Banking and Finance Oath secures strong conference program

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
The Banking and Finance Oath holds its inaugural conference in Sydney next week and it has secured an impressive lineup to drive the importance of trust and ethical foundations in financial services. Banking and Finance Oath executive Cris Parker said ...

ASX creates more opportunities for investors

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
... exposure to offshore markets and technology companies, says ASX chief executive Dominic Stevens. Speaking at yesterday's Conference of Stockbrokers and Financial Advisers, Stevens outlined the development of an ASX 'sweet spot' capability for attracting ...