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Government names AFCA board members

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2018
... brokers, financial advisers, managed investment schemes and superannuation trustees." "It will operate significantly higher monetary and compensation limits for consumer and small business complainants, as well as provide enhanced access to free dispute ...

Moving on up to target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2018
It's getting closer and closer - the inflation measure that the US Federal Reserve tracks in assessing monetary policy direction is just a pip short of its 2% target. The core PCE price index increased by 1.9% in the year to March, a significant increase ...

RBA names new chief information officer

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... progress is likely to be gradual." "Taking account of the available information, the board judged that holding the stance of monetary policy unchanged at this meeting would be consistent with sustainable growth in the economy and achieving the inflation ...

Chief economist update: Prudence, patience and persistence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
The European Central Bank's (ECB) 26 April Governing Council meeting produced unchanged monetary policy settings yet again, marking the 26th month of inaction. The eurozone's interest rates haven't changed - repo rate at 0.0%; deposit facility at -0.40% ...

Norway dominates sovereign wealth funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
... Abu Dhabi Investment Authority placed third with US$828bn in assets. Kuwait Investment Authority (US$524bn), Hong Kong Monetary Authority (US$513bn) and State Administration of Foreign Exchange (US$441bn) completed the top five. Preqin said the pace ...

Chief economist update: Inflation remains in the slow lane

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
... agreements and pension increases, but to those looking at inflation from the point of view of assessing the direction of monetary policy, it is core inflation that matters more. Core inflation remains low: the trimmed weighted measure increased by 1.9% ...

Chief economist update: Australian workers, don't expect a pay rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... March after dropping by 26,300 in February. Heads or tails? Given its importance to the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) monetary policy decision - it's half of the central bank's dual mandate (inflation and employment growth - the domestic labour market's ...

Chief economist update: The colour of Beige

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2018
Speculators speculating on the US Federal Reserve's next monetary policy movement should pay close attention to the Beige Book Report. The "book" isn't made up of figures and numbers and stats but instead anecdotal evidence on the state of the US economy. ...

Banking veteran retires

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
... joining ANZ, Hodges ran businesses in Australia and New Zealand. He's also worked as a stockbroker with the International Monetary Fund in Washington DC and Commonwealth Treasury in Canberra. ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott said Hodges has made a ...

Chief economist update: RBA certain to raise interest rates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
... the cash rate will be up, not down." Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Philip Lowe cannot be more explicit about monetary policy direction than this when he addressed the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce (WA) in Perth yesterday. Perhaps, Lowe ...