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Chief economist update: The money is one Fed rate hike next year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
... odds are still high and financial markets aren't necessarily going to throw a tantrum if the Fed does so before Christmas, it's the changes in the probability of Fed rate hikes next year that has changed. The CME FedWatch Tool shows that the ...

Chief economist update: Americans who want work will find it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
... the Fed keeping the fed funds rate at 2-2.25% at 92.8% - almost a sure "no change" thing. However, betting on the pre-Christmas meeting (18-19 December) is different. Here, the odds are, according to cmegroup.com, 73.6% that the US central bank will ...

Treasury delays CIPR timetable

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
... for low balance accounts and ban exit fees, he said. While he's reasonably confident all Bills will pass before Christmas, he warned never to underestimate the "curve balls" the Senate will throw. Speaking at yesterday's Alliance for a Fairer ...

Beware the fintech Ponzi scheme

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... pay the next round of investors until, eventually, the money runs out. As published in the paper, a few days before Christmas in 2012, a Chinese P2P lender called Youyi Net suddenly shut down its business after four months of operation. The three partners ...

NAB still unclear on true impact of misconduct

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
... haven't been yet informed however we expect to have a significant amount of compensation on those customers paid by Christmas," Thorburn said. Is the bank compensating for non-financial impacts? Keogh said the committee had instances where the mischarged ...

ASIC to ramp up trustee visits

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2018
... to be rectified. Eccleston said ASIC will continue to monitor this area while a formal response is formulated before Christmas. As part of a new initiative, ASIC has launched its Corporate Governance Taskforce that will conduct targeted reviews of large ...

Royal Commission grills professional associations

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
... member today, De Gori confirmed. De Gori said progress has stalled because investigations officer Mark Murphy left before Christmas 2017, and the matter is now before the Conduct Review Commission (CRC) - the FPA's private tribunal tasked with conducting ...

ASIC closes doors on Storm charges with two fines

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018
... by the other players in this - namely, the banks. When ASIC imposed an enforceable undertaking on Storm leading up to Christmas in 2008, all us investors were kept in the dark because we were forbidden, under the terms of the EU, to engage with our advisers." ...

School holidays require prudent financial planning: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
... money for activities to keep kids entertained before heading back to school. The majority of children receive money via Christmas gifts (73%) with an average of $137, while handouts from parents (72%) average at $111 per child. Many spent their money ...

Super fund ESG specialist joins PRI committee

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
... superannuation fund recently joined one of the top advisory committees at the Principles for Responsible Investment. Prior to Christmas the United Nations-supported PRI announced its newest members of the Private Equity Advisory Committee. Joining the ...