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Chief economist update: The euro's doing Trump's work in the Eurozone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2018
Who was the first to blink? Was it Trump? Or was it Xi? "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn!" Given the financial markets' reaction, they don't care so long as the "lose-lose" situation of a trade war is averted. Still, this will continue to task ...

Nomura appoints Australian president

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
... research group to focus on the sustainable development of the ESG bond market. "Given the large number of ESG bonds including green bonds issued in recent years, there is a need for more research on how the ESG bond market will develop in the future," ...

Chief economist update: The uncertainty that is Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
... times for the US economy for in spite of President Donald Trump's micro-management the S&P 500 index remains 3.4% in the green so far this year and 10-year bond yields have fallen from the 2.94% high recorded in late February to 2.84% overnight. So too ...

AMP Capital enters US telco market

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2018
AMP Capital will acquire a US telecommunications company, becoming the fund manager's first asset of its type in the region. AMP Capital entered into a definitive agreement with Everstream Solutions' investors for an undisclosed amount. The super-regional ...

Is climate change a risk to retirement savings?

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... safeguard $977 billion of retirement money from the impact of climate change. The Environmental Audit Committee's inquiry into "green finance" wants to know if pension funds have devised investment strategies to tackle climate change-related risks. "Climate ...

Former Millennium 3 adviser banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
... then switched to Lonsdale where he served as an authorised representative until April 2016. He was since licensed by Hunter Green, an AFSL controlled by the G & A Hunter Family Trust. At the same time, he also traded as a financial adviser under the ...

LGIAsuper bolsters infrastructure investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
... and purchased the remaining interest from Utilities of Australia. The Port of Portland is situated in the resource-rich Green Triangle region, surrounded by forestry, grain, livestock, aluminium and fertiliser products. About $2 billion of exports passes ...

Chief economist update: New Fed chief, same policy direction (but more transparent)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
"Stocks, Treasuries Sink on Hawkish Powell Remarks: Markets Wrap" Bloomberg's headline just about sums up last night's activity on Wall Street that saw the S&P 500 index drop by 1.3%; the yield on 10-year Treasuries climb by three basis points to 2.89% ...

Chief economist update: Three minutes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2018
Three out of three central banks kept monetary settings unchanged at their most recent meetings - what's more important is where the central banks think we are and where they plan to take us. The minutes of the meetings of the Reserve Bank of Australia ...

Former wealth group chief joins Macrovue

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
AMP-supported fintech Macrovue has appointed a wealth management veteran as its new chief executive. Rod Bristow joins Macrovue in the lead role from Infocus, where he was managing director and chief executive for five years. Before that, he was national ...