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Chief economist update: Hoping for the best, preparing for the worst of Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
... for a no-deal Brexit". The jump in the latest IHS/Markit/CIPS UK manufacturing PMI to a 13-month high reading of 55.1 in March from 52.1 in the previous month bears this out for the simple reason that, and as explained by Markit: "Companies stepped up ...

Chief economist update: China stitches it in time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... in expansion. The official National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) China manufacturing PMI increased to a reading of 50.5 in March after dropping to a three-year low of 49.2 in the previous month and marks the first expansion in the sector that followed ...

Heffron reshuffles leadership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
... team. Sillar was previously a senior marketing manager in wealth transformation at BT Financial Group, and Denham joined in March from Focus Wealth. Earlier, Denham was the head of technical services at Challenger.

HESTA appoints new director

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019
... future. At the same time, we're delighted to welcome ACTU representative Sophie Ismail who was appointed to the HESTA Board in March." Borowick began his career as an electrician in the building and construction industry, before becoming a union officer ...

Chief economist update: RBA repeats history

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019
... consumer sentiment survey conducted in the week from 4 March to 8 March 2019 that showed consumer sentiment dropped to 98.8 in March from 103.8 in February. But for our purposes, the survey's Unemployment Expectations Index rose to a reading of 130.6 ...

Major US exchange to stop listing bitcoin

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
... derivatives. In a March update, Cboe said: "CFE is not adding a Cboe Bitcoin (USD) ("XBT") futures contract for trading in March 2019." "CFE is assessing its approach with respect to how it plans to continue to offer digital asset derivatives for trading. ...

NAB announces executive departure

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
... people officer is leaving the organisation. Lorraine Murphy has resigned as chief people officer at NAB. Murphy joined NAB in March 2016 and has 20 years' experience across multiple industries. The role will be temporarily filled by Julie Rynski, currently ...

Super fund investment chief departs

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
... after more than two years in the role. Lundy started at the Retirement Benefits Fund (RBF) as chief investment officer in March 2011 and was instrumental in integrating the RBF investment portfolio with Tasplan. The two organisations merged in 2016. ...

APRA hires former MLC Life executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2019
... become chief of group and retail partners. Prior to MLC Life, Smith held various managerial roles at NAB, joining the bank in March 2009 as general manager of group relationships before moving to other roles in client delivery and sales for asset servicing. ...

Former ASFA chair sees new EQT role

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
... set to give Kennett more support in managing the board and its governance standards. Originally appointed to the board in March 2017, Minto is currently chair of the board's risk committee and a member of the board audit committee. Kennett said Minto's ...