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Chief economist update: Eurozone growth slowing fast

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
... expectations for a 0.4% expansion and the weakest quarterly growth rate since the June 2014 quarter. To be sure, ECB president Mario Draghi acknowledged at the July ECB meeting that the growth moderation in the first and second quarters of this year ...

CBA sells CFSGAM, new wealth business chief executive appointed

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
... $1.5 billion, which includes estimated post-tax separation and transaction costs of approximately $100 million. MUTB president and chief executive Mikio Ikegaya said: "We are delighted that CFSGAM, a highly distinguished, diverse and growing asset manager ...

EM investors seek China alternative amid trade war

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
... diplomatic dialogue between China and the US, and the chance of a new "cold war" could hurt Chinese equities. US Vice President Mike Pence indicated in a recent speech that a new era of adversarial relations is emerging and China is no longer considered ...

Chief economist update: Shopaholics drive US growth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
... a drop in US soybean exports to China. The inflation measures embedded in the US National Accounts would surely give President Donald Trump more ammunition on his verbal attack on the US Federal Reserve. This is because despite persistently strong and ...

Governance specialist names new chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... the boards of Standards Australia and the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA). Governance Institute president Warren Baillie said the board is delighted that Motto is joining. "Megan is well known and highly respected in the business ...

Chief economist update: Super Mario keeps his cool

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... Despite the current heightened volatility on Wall Street that's adding to investor anxiety around the world, ECB President Mario Draghi remains unfazed. "Incoming information, while somewhat weaker than expected, remains overall consistent with an ...

Chief economist update: Fear and loathing on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2018
... positive return territory - up 3% this year to date but sharply down from the peak gain of 17.5% recorded on August 29. US President Donald Trump continues to blame the Fed: "Every time we do something great, he [Powell] raises interest rates... I'm ...

CFS strikes strategic distribution deal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
... he said. CFS already has similar partnerships with the likes of Acadian Asset Management, Milliman and former US vice-president Al Gore's Generation Investment Management.

Chief economist update: If you can't beat Trump, copy Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
... March 2016 (4.3%) and followed the 2.5% jump in the index last Friday. This is to be expected given that China's "president for life" has added his voice, promising unwavering support for China's non-state firms, to the vice-premier, and Chinese ...

MSCI Australia executive director departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
... coverage in Australia and New Zealand from the company's Sydney offices. Prior to the role, he was a Morgan Stanley vice president for MSCI. He acted as CBA's head of international equity investments for three years until 2000. He managed portfolios ...