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VFMC partners for transformation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
... also signed a managed services agreement that will see BNY Mellon integrate, clean and validate investment data into one central location. In determining the right technology partner to support its transformation strategy, VFMC said it looked for solutions ...

Chief economist update: War is over

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
... investment growth eased to 6.9% from 7.4%. However, note that these green shoots were fertilised and watered by government and central bank stimulus packages. Recall that on November 18, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) cut its seven-day reverse ...

Chief economist update: Three cheers for Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
... begin immediately." This is good. Even better, the two economic behemoths are not looking forward to a "phase two deal". Central banks around the world have nominated "trade tensions" as one of the biggest risks to the growth outlook in their respective ...

Chief economist update: Changing to Lagarde

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
As expected, the European Central Bank (ECB) kept monetary policy settings unchanged at its 12 December Governing Council meeting. "...the interest rate on the main refinancing operations and the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and the ...

Chief economist update: Eurozone negative rates a failure?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
... deputy chief investment officer at Jamieson Coote Bonds - wherein she muses that: "The Riksbank will probably be the first central bank in Europe to exit a negative policy rate, which has fostered political and social discontent -and ever deeper negative ...

Chief economist update: The Grinch steals Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
... optimism with its statement "the Australian economy appears to have reached a gentle turning point" - backed up by its 2021 central scenario for the economy to grow by 3%, the unemployment rate to improve "a little below 5%", and inflation "expected ...

Cashwerkz, Complii partner to automate compliance

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
Listed fintech Cashwerkz has partnered with Complii FinTech Solutions; a secure, centralised digital platform, to automate the compliance process for stockbrokers and financial advisers. Complii software automates, records and reports on regulation ...

New tool launches to help FASEA code compliance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019
... that AFS Licensees are responsible for monitoring adviser compliance with the code until the Government establishes a central code monitoring and disciplinary body in early 2021," MyNextAdvice chief executive and co-founder Ray McHale said. "The code ...

Chief economist update: Chinese green shoots?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019
... November from 60.7 in October. Are we seeing green shoots in the Chinese economy, fertilised and watered by government and central bank stimulus packages? Recall that on November 18, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) cut its seven-day reverse repo ...

Chief economist update: Weaker yen strengthening Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
... a third time in October, following its July and September rate cuts. The same could be said of the Euro. The European Central Bank's (ECB) September "action" lowered the interest rate on the deposit facility by 10 basis points to -0.50% and announced ...