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Macquarie chief executive on striking a balance

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
At a recent Women in Super lunch, Shemara Wikramanayake spoke about how she managed competing commitments between raising a family and working her way up the corporate ladder at Macquarie Group. Wikramanayake has two children, now teenagers. Her husband ...

Chief economist update: Time to pig out on China shares?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
The "Year of the Pig" is turning out to be what it signifies - prosperity, good fortune and success. This is no truer than from the land the 12 animal signs of the lunar calendar zodiac originated - China. This is against consensus expectations that ...

Chief economist update: Cut it, cut it now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
... the time, I surmised could be enough to change sentiment and the outlook for Australia - particularly through the good fortune the depreciation of the Australian dollar brings. But so far, not so good. After dropping from a high of US$0.7273 (31 January ...

Chief economist update: Another year over, a new one begins

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 JAN 2019
Happy New Year! I wish you one, although undoubtedly you've all been wished the same thing many times over from the lead up to Christmas and some are still coming in seven days into 2019... better late than never. You, I and Irene certainly need ...

BlackRock appoints regional head

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018
... University, and a Master of Philosophy in comparative social policy from Oxford University on a Rhodes scholarship. She was on Fortune Magazine and Crain's New York Business' "40 under 40" list for 2017. "Geraldine has earned respect around the ...

Global tech wars disrupt $600m market

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
... retail payments platform Alipay, Ant Financial also has a global digital bank (MYbank), wealth management business (Ant Fortune) and money market fund (Yu'e Bao). The millennials, more than any other demographic segment, stand to benefit the most from ...

Chief economist update: Is China starting to slow down?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2018
... steps of easing down on reducing debt and re-starting infrastructure spending - would be sufficient to turn Beijing's fortune around... not with the Trump's trade war sword hanging over its head. Australia would be one of the hardest hit by China's ...

Equity Trustees appoints US executive, partners in Ireland

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2018
... parcel of land located 45km outside of Melbourne, in Mount Eliza on behalf of the R.M. Ansett Trust, representing the fortune of Sir Reginald Ansett of Ansett Airlines. Equity Trustees said the land was sold as a single parcel to a purchaser with existing ...

Chief economist update: No target sign on India's back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
... Speaking of which, India can count on its lucky stars - neither exempted nor reliant enough on Uncle Sam for its domestic fortune. India still exports more to the US than it imports (US$22.9 billion worth in 2017 or just around 6.0% of China's trade ...

Chief economist update: The other president for life in the making

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
Sticks and stones may break my bones but sanctions will me get re-elected. Lost among investor worries over increased volatility in the financial markets, the correction on Wall Street, the prospect of a greater than three Fed rate hikes this year and ...