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NAB looks to boost fintech

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
... they have to offer and how we might be able to work together, no matter where they are based," Davey said. CIBC vice president of enterprise innovation and wealth digital Greg Elcich said: "Transformative innovation is key to meeting the ever-evolving ...

Chief economist update: The rate cut Australia has to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
... because US interest rate expectations have also come down. They have already been receding in over the past few weeks but president of the St. Louis Federal Reserve Jim Bullard's recent speech before the Union League Club of Chicago stated: "A downward ...

Chief economist update: Currency manipulators beware

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
As if the world hasn't had enough of the overhanging pall engendered by lingering trade tensions, US President Trump is about to raise the stakes and expand the scope to currency manipulators. This I learned from The New York Times (NYT) on May ...

Chief economist update: It'll hurt me more than it hurts you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019
If very, very recent history is any guide, US President Donald Trump would soon be tempering his trade war tweets versus China. Trump did so early this year - prompting financial markets and economic and business agents to expect that a trade deal is ...

Fintech no real threat: Researcher

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2019
... joint technology, Moody's said. However, smaller banks may still be vulnerable to disruption from fintechs. Moody's vice president and senior analyst Daniel Yu said: "Fintechs have grown substantially in recent years, leveraging technology to penetrate ...

NZ$5 trillion investor group supports Christchurch Call

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
... companies and governments, the Christchurch Call was launched by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and French President Emmanuel Macron. The Christchurch Call outlines voluntary commitments that governments and online service providers can agree ...

IFM buys North American pipeline operator

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2019
... that IFM's proposal to acquire Buckeye is in the best interest of Buckeye," said Buckeye chief executive, chair and president Clark C. Smith. "The proposed transaction will provide immediate and enhanced value for our unitholders with an attractive premium ...

Chief economist update: The tweet that reignited the trade war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
Once again, US President Donald Trump proved to the entire planet that the only thing predictable about him is his unpredictability. With just two tweets, POTUS reignited hostilities (and perhaps an escalation) of the US-China trade war, spooking financial ...

Chief economist update: S&P raises Duterte ratings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2019
... the overriding theme in the upcoming May 13 mid-term elections in the Philippines where "foul-mouthed and murderous" president Rodrigo Duterte's preferred senatorial and congressional candidates lead the opposition's bets, despite not so subtle ...

Financial software firm strengthens leadership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
... within the firm's institutional and investment management business. Based in Sydney, he will report to SS&C's senior vice president and general manager of institutional and investment management Christy Bremner. Bremner said: "We're pleased to have Steve ...