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Zurich appoints APAC CEO from Generali

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
... strengthen our position in Asia Pacific, where we see exciting potential to develop our business," Zurich group chief executive Mario Greco said. "He will continue to build our presence in the region and drive profitable growth."

Zurich appoints COO in major insurance restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
... Latin America and Asia-Pacific), global corporate, farmers and investment management will report to group chief executive Mario Greco. The new committee also includes a new chief operating officer, Kristof Terryn, who was previously interim global life ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
... March), 1.3% next year and 1.6% in 2018 - both unchanged from its March forecasts. In his press conference, ECB president Mario Draghi stressed that, "looking ahead, taking into account the current outlook for price stability, the Governing Council expects ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
... rose by 18.3%. Eurozone inflation After the ECB governing council met and kept policy unchanged last month, ECB president Mario Draghi remarked that the current policy is working but that "we must be patient". That patience might have just ran out with ...

European Cities Fund makes first acquisition

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016

May sell may go away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
... widely expected to announce more largesse. Instead, we got BOJ governor Haruhiko Kuroda doing an impression of ECB president Mario Draghi. "There's absolutely no change to our stance of aiming to achieve two percent inflation at the earliest date possible ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016
... purchases of corporate bonds under the corporate sector purchase programme (CSPP). In his introductory statement, ECB president Mario Draghi announced that the ECB expects interest rates "to remain at present or lower levels for an extended period of ...

We've got the power and firepower (still)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
... 1.3% so far this year. The S&P/NZX 50 index gained 1.1% over the week for a 2.4% positive return this year to date. While Mario Draghi's "communication failure" - "...we don't anticipate that it will be necessary to reduce further rates." - negated initial ...

Four bazookas and a phrase

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
... and he tried, and he tried but he can't get no satisfaction, oh no, no. no. For all intents and purposes, ECB President Mario Draghi over-delivered on the eagerly-awaited stimulus promised two months ago. He came in firing not with one... but four bazookas ...

A "must do" for the ECB

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2016
Latest euro area inflation data released by Eurostat has all but ensured that ECB President Mario Draghi will make good on his 21 January promise to "...reconsider our monetary policy stance at our next meeting in early March" aka increase policy stimulus. ...