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Chief economist update: Be fearful when indicators show no fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
... reversal proceedings by announcing a pause in its quest to bring monetary policy back to normality, punctuated by NY Fed president John Williams' recent comment that the Fed funds rate is now at neutral. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) shifted ...

Goldman Sachs creates new super, pensions role

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
... starting at Goldman Sachs, MacEwan worked in capital markets at the Royal Bank of Scotland Business in Sydney and was vice president of Forsyth Barr in Auckland. He began his career at ABN AMRO Bank in Auckland. The news of MacEwan's appointment coincides ...

Nikko AM chief executive steps down

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
The president and chief executive of Nikko Asset Management, Takumi Shibata, is stepping down. His resignation comes after he was named in a US lawsuit alleging he deliberately made lucrative stock options that were part of an incentive scheme for employees ...

Cbus director wins trustee award

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
... Queensland Council of Unions. David Smith, Naomi Edwards, Louise du Pre-Alba and Suzette Thurman were all re-elected. AIST President, Catherine Bolger welcomed the new appointees and thanked outgoing directors Michael O'Connor, Debby Blakey and Gerard ...

Chief economist update: Prepare for lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
... is a perfect example. The same thing is happening now as I write. The Fed's on pause -- New York Federal Reserve president John Williams only recently declared that the fed funds rate is now at neutral - the ECB has just announced LTRO III; the BOJ ...

Chief economist update: European Central Bank policy U-turn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... right... In a dark room you move with tiny steps. You don't run, but you do move, said European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi. About two months after the ECB ended QE - its â,¬2.6 trillion asset purchase programme on 31 December 2018 ...

Janus Henderson operations head departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
... left Janus Henderson about three months ago, the company confirmed. According to LinkedIn, Delaney is now senior vice president, head of operations, Australia, at PIMCO. He commenced in the new role this month. Janus Henderson is currently recruiting ...

Chief economist update: Cash rate should be 1%

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
... "Taylor Rule" measure says, that the official cash rates should be at 1.0%. The two rate cuts camp has it! New York Fed President John Williams revealed that the current fed funds rate, "puts us right at neutral." The same thing Financial Standard published ...

Aussie fund manager opens New York office

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
... funds to institutional investors, similar to its strategies in Australia and the UK. It appointed Barbara Safranek as president to lead the company's office based in New York. Safranek will build and develop strategic relationships within the industry ...

CFA Institute settles hiring dispute

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
... examination process, and membership of CFA Institute," the institute said in a statement. CFA Institute chief executive and president Paul Smith said the organisation is upset at the outcome. "But we must weigh the cost of a protracted dispute on our ...