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UBS restructures global wealth arms

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
... were among the of senior advisers from Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane who, together with senior management, have led the push for the creation of a new partnership firm. UBS Australia's former chief economist Scott Haslem joined Crestone as chief investment ...

Chief economist update: No stealth tapering, no exit strategy...yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
"QQE with Yield Control" is here to stay as long as it's necessary to "achieve the price stability target of 2 percent" and "stays above target in a stable manner". The Bank of Japan (BOJ) couldn't be clearer on its forward guidance following the conclusion ...

Chief economist update: One hike this year, one hike next year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
It's getting there. While it's still early days and just a single monthly data point, the latest consumer price data provide indication that inflation in the United Kingdom might be starting to come down. UK overall inflation eased to an annual rate ...

Chief economist update: ECB sees low rates for longer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
Echoing BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda's quick push back on taper speculations, Deutsche Bundesbank president and ECB governing council member Jens Weidmann used his speech at the Ludwig-Erhard Summit in Bavaria to do the same. Like Kuroda, Weidmann's ...

Only way is up for global economy: Baur

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
Giving his 2018 Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum preview, Principal Global Investors chief global economist Bob Baur says it's hard to find any near-term threats to the global economy. Speaking to Financial Standard, Baur said the world economy ...

Fiducian acquires three client books worth $40m in FUA

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017
Fiducian has added three financial planning client books, collectively representing an additional $40.9 million in funds under advice. The transactions were funded by excess cash; client bases are located in Perth, Melbourne and the Sunshine Coast ...

Magellan research head departs following restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
... largest offerings for a listed investment vehicle. The Magellan Global Trust represents the next phase of Magellan's ongoing push towards the retail market, underscored by the group's three-year partnership with Cricket Australia. Magellan executive ...

America is full

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
... Could it be because workers aren't expecting inflation to pick-up and so, aren't using their enhanced bargaining power to push for higher wages? Inflation expectations - as measured by the yield differential between nominal US Treasuries and the Treasury ...

YBR partners with top fintech

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
Yellow Brick Road has partnered with an Australian startup that made the top 100 list of the best fintechs globally. Executive chair Mark Bouris said Prospa, an online lender has loaned more than $500 million to small businesses, was chosen to broaden ...

Banks feeling heat as MiFID II looms: Liquidnet

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2017
... regulation on them and they're not as well-capitalised. The big US banks are going to everything they can to kill those banks and push them back into being regional lenders." Merrin cautioned that one shouldn't shed a tear for any regional players who ...