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Chief economist update: Japan's third wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
More infections equals more monetary policy easing and more fiscal spending. Like the Fed and the European Central Bank, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) also kept monetary policy unchanged - target rate at -0.1% and target for the 10-year Japanese government ...

Chief economist update: We're not there yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
"Curb your enthusiasm" was the overriding message from the world's top three central bankers at the annual ECB Forum on Central Banking 2020, held online on November 11-12. The head honchos of the US Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and the ...

Deutsche Bank expands Australian operations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
Deutsche Bank has launched a cash management business in Australia, adding 14 new staff including a head of cash product. In what the bank is describing as "a terrific boost for local employees", the new Australian business marks the 14 th in Asia Pacific ...

Chief economist update: Oil could slip on fresh lockdowns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
News that a COVID-19 vaccine is nigh has injected optimism in the world economies, financial markets and commodity markets, including oil. Oil prices jumped to two-month highs - WTI oil to US$41.36 per barrel; Brent oil to US$43.61 - following reports ...

Fintech hires in Australian expansion

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
A US-based fintech has appointed a head of international sales, who will be tasked with driving revenue growth in Australia and New Zealand. Jason O'Shaughnessy steps into the role at data aggregation and analytics for financial services provider Envestnet ...

Chief economist update: China's vote for US president

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
A new POTUS or four more years with the old one? America remains on knife-edge as the November 3 US presidential elections show that President Donald Trump and contender Joe Biden still have to secure the 270 electoral votes to claim the Oval Office. ...

Pendal profits tumble 25%

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
Pendal reported $116.4 million or 25% lower net profit after tax in the year ending September, even as inflows started to pick up in the last three months. The figure includes its seed investments' movements which were marked-to-market. If it weren't ...

EQT names chair, compliance member

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
The responsible entity for some of Australia's largest funds has made changes to its compliance committee and appointed a new chair to its board. Equity Trustees has announced Glenn Sedgwick has joined the responsible entity compliance committee (RECC) ...

ING announces head of wealth, chief executive

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
ING Australia has appointed BT's former head of platforms as its head of wealth and has promoted its head of retail bank to chief executive. New head of wealth Dina Kotsopoulos was with BT for nearly 15 years and was appointed head of platforms ...

Chief economist update: Europe, we have a problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2020
Just as Victorian Premier Dan Andrews toasted each and every Victorian with caramel-iced doughnuts and a top-shelf bottle of Starward whiskey to celebrate the end of Melbourne's lockdown, European governments -- one after the other -- have been ...