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Chief economist update: Water, water everywhere and not a fish to catch

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... course, the Great Depression of the 1930s - this too shall pass. It's always darkest before dawn and those with cojones of steel will be richly rewarded (as they were after the GFC). Gotta go and buy more toilet paper!

Aussie share funds boast stellar 2019

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2020
... Group." The S&P/ASX MidCap 50 Index continued to outperform the S&P/ASX 300 in the December quarter, driven by Xero, BlueScope Steel and Virgin Money UK. Seck said the broad cohort of fund managers were aided by a rally in previously out-of-favour industries. ...

Chief economist update: The Grinch steals Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
... risks have lessened recently." But even more recent than recently, is Trump's recent declaration restoring tariffs on US steel and aluminium imports from Argentina and Brazil, considering imposing 100% tariffs on French products; and, suggesting ...

Chief economist update: Bah humbug

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
... their currencies. which is not good for our farmers. Therefore, effective immediately, I will restore the Tariffs on all Steel & Aluminum that is shipped into the U.S. from those countries. The Federal.........Reserve should likewise act so that countries ...

Chief economist update: Lower iron ore a boon to the Aussie budget

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
... month later. Reduced supply - due mainly to the mining dam disaster in Brazil - and increased demand - due to higher Chinese steel production - sent iron ore prices soaring in the first half of this year. These main "up" factors started to unwind by ...

Trillionaires around the corner: study

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019
... of 51. Next in line after Bezos is Chinese real estate developer Xu Jiayin, who started his career as a technician at a steel factory and now chairs Evergrande Group which has 800 projects in more than 280 cities, according to Forbes. The next two billionaires ...

Mental health tops TPD claims

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
... need for NAB, and other business, to better understand and address this issue." Shared Value Project chief executive Helen Steel said business sustainability and resilience can be enhanced simply by improving the operating environment. "Addressing mental ...

Chief economist update: Are capital markets the next Sino-US battleground?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2019
... October 10-11. Deal or no deal news has dominated financial market trading since Trump first declared increased tariffs on steel and aluminium back in March 2018, followed by the trade war with China. Sure there were brief periods of peace but those ...

MLC Wealth adds to leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
The head of corporate superannuation at Mercer has joined MLC Wealth's executive lineup in a newly created role. Darren Stevens has been appointed group executive, platforms at MLC Wealth. Currently Mercer's head of corporate superannuation ...

MLC Wealth appoints chief operating officer

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
MLC Wealth has appointed a new chief operating officer from Westpac, who took the reins in mid-August. Anthony Lane joined MLC Wealth after nearly five years at Westpac subsidiary BT Financial Group, where he served as chief operating officer of BT ...