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Chief economist update: The clown in the White House

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
It's hard not to agree with US President Donald Trump's latest tweet: "It is incredible that with a very strong dollar and virtually no inflation, the outside world blowing up around us, Paris is burning and China way down, the Fed is even considering ...

Former AFL club president joins super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
A former Port Adelaide Football Club president will now chair the board of a $28 billion superannuation fund. Greg Boulton has been appointed by the Governor of South Australia as presiding member (chair) of Super SA. He has been appointed for a period ...

Chief economist update: So much Brexit uncertainty, so little time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
... planning to meet with EU leaders in Brussels later this week (although I don't know what else could be achieved when EU president Juncker have already stated that the EU would stand pat by the current agreement on Brexit and is not open to re-opening ...

Chief economist update: Tariff man takes Wall Street down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
With one tweet, US President Donald Trump reversed all of Wall Street's gains... and then some. "....I am a Tariff Man. When people or countries come in to raid the great wealth of our Nation, I want them to pay for the privilege of doing so. It ...

Industry Super Australia chair steps down

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... of IFM Investors. This meant that last year Industry Super Australia was at the business roundtable when the US Vice President made his first visit to Australia," Collins said. When former ISA chief executive David Whiteley moved on to IFM Investors ...

MLC Life restructures team, ramps up transformation ambitions

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
... further to provide a better experience for customers. Chandran was most recently the chief information officer and vice president of information technology at First Data for Australia and New Zealand. Darren Klein has joined as general manager of data ...

Chief economist update: Powell Power

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2018
... we've already heard Fed vice-chairman Clarida talking about the Fed being "much closer" to neutral and Atlanta Fed President Bostic speak of the fed funds rate being "not too far" from neutral, but nothing beats hearing the same from the Fed's ...

Chief economist update: The art of the deal in action

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018
Are we seeing US President Donald Trump's "The Art of the Deal" in real-time, live and in action? Ever since Trump declared a trade war with China in late March this year, there have been actual implementations, threats, some concessions and now ...

Chief economist update: Finding neutral

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... Goldilocks state of monetary, neither accommodative nor restrictive. An essay on "The Neutral Rate of Interest" by Dallas Fed president Robert Kaplan (published late last month) appears to justify the 3% rate. I've cut pasted his chart showing the ...

Swiss manager invests in Queensland solar

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
... investments, despite the recent energy policy uncertainties," he said with this week's announcement. SUSI Partners vice president Matteo Zanni led the Queensland transaction. "This project is a high-quality and strategic investment for SUSI. It positions ...