Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 81 - 90 of 143 results for %22Chief Economist Forum%22

NZ Super CEO appointed deputy chair of IFSWF

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
... Zealand Superannuation Fund - Orr was deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. Prior to that he was chief economist at Westpac Banking Corporation. "The IFSWF is now establishing a permanent secretariat, having initially worked with the International ...

Super board quality compromised over pay rates

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
... level of superannuation fund board members salaries is reducing effectiveness according to law firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth chief executive John Denton. Speaking as part of a panel at The Economist Bellwether 2013 Australian Forum in Sydney this week ...

Australian economy "professionally managed": World Bank

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
World Bank chief economist Kaushik Basu has said Australian policy makers must remain calm about a weakening domestic currency if the economy is to manage its transition away from a focus on mining. Addressing delegates at The Bellweather Series, an ...

Careful of the recession you wish for

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
... the thing du jour. Last month, the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) reported Bank of America Merrill Lynch Australia chief economist Saul Eslake warning, "we could be in recession within two years once investment in the resources sector - the great driver ...

2013 Financial Standard Sales & Marketing Forum

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
... and key trends for the year ahead, over the two-day forum at either The Shangri-La in Sydney. Confirmed speakers include chief economists include PIMCO's head of global wealth management, Peter Dorrian, the Financial Services Council chief executive ...

Mixed outlook for Aussie dollar

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013
While each commentator at this morning's Financial Standard Chief Economist Forum agreed that the investment in the mining sector had peaked, they found it harder to reach a consensus on the direction of the Australian dollar. Addressing an audience ...

Non-mining sectors must pick up the growth mantle

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013
... of growth will be the single biggest issue of 2013. Speaking this morning at Financial Standard's annual Chief Economist Forum in Sydney, Bank of America Merrill Lynch's Australia chief economist Saul Eslake said that how Australia negotiates this "batting ...

2013 Chief Economists Forum, reserve your seat now

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
Registrations are still open for 2013 Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum, where leading chief economists will share their views on the economic and investment outlook for the coming year. A host of expert speakers will share their thoughts on ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2012
... (FINSIA) lunch in Hobart while speakers at the Australian Business Economists forum in Sydney include Westpac chief economist Bill Evans, JP Morgan Fixed Income Strategist Sally Auld, RBC senior economist Su-Lin Ong, Colonial First State's Head of Investment ...

Peak in investment spend to herald lower growth: Barclays economist

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2012
... declining rapidly, resulting in a significant growth slowdown in 2014. This was the overarching conclusion that Kieran Davies chief Australian economist with Barclays Bank left with delegates attending yesterday's Portfolio Risk Management forum hosted ...