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Chief economist update: Hoping for the best, preparing for the worst of Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
... maintain bond purchases at £435 billion, the Bank of England (BOE) declared its future actions would largely depend on Brexit. "The economic outlook will continue to depend significantly on the nature and timing of EU withdrawal, in particular: the ...

IFM Investors to open new Europe office

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2019
... The $120 billion fund manager is gearing up to open a new European office in the next six months, no matter which way the Brexit deal goes. IFM Investors already has offices in the UK, Berlin and Switzerland. Chief executive Brett Himbury told Financial ...

Emerging markets for the win: ABDO

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
... "Currency can be a huge windfall for your portfolio," Campbell said. "The pound is cheap. UK economy has done okay despite the Brexit kerfuffle." Other currencies Malaysian Ringgit, the Korean Won and the Japanese Yen are also relatively cheaper to the ...

Chief economist update: Be fearful when indicators show no fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
... programme (APP) on 31 December 2018); the Bank of England (BOE) remains a central bank in waiting (for the final outcome of Brexit); and the Bank of Japan (BOJ) - which kept monetary policy unchanged at its March meeting - is predicted to engage in some ...

Chief economist update: What's the RBA waiting for?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
The Sino-Yankee trade war, the slowdown in the global economy and more recently, the Brexit fiasco have all had a negative bearing on the Australian economic outlook. This is no better depicted than by the recent National Accounts update showing the ...

Chief economist update: Breaking up is hard to do

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
... minister Theresa May's head - it should as it did in mine - when a second round of voting in the House of Commons on her Brexit deal with the EU produced the same result - a rejection. The only consolation was the 13th of March vote was defeated ...

Chief economist update: A capitalist in communist clothes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
... or like the BOE's Mark Carney, the RBA is delaying action until the political backdrop becomes clearer. There's Brexit in the UK, while Australia is bracing for the upcoming Federal election. But there's one truism in RBA Governor Philip ...

Chief economist update: The Fed has hit neutral

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
... particularly China and Europe. And uncertainty is elevated around several unresolved government policy issues, including Brexit and ongoing trade negotiations. We will carefully monitor these issues as they evolve." "At our December meeting, we stressed ...

AUM growth subdued to 2025: Bloomberg

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019
... lower cost bases threaten AUM and fee income growth. Other negative factors worrying asset managers were the trade wars, Brexit and the changing savings habits of Millennials compared to the Baby Boomers. Over the shorter term, compliance costs are set ...

Chief economist update: UK economy slows on Brexit woes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2019
... have weakened further in early 2019. This slowdown mainly reflects softer activity abroad and the greater effects from Brexit uncertainties at home." It prompted the British central bank to lower its GDP growth forecast to 1.2% this year (from the previous ...