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ASIC product intervention to commence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
... ability for the regulator to intervene is not a new concept, with regulators in the US, UK, European Union, Hong Kong and Taiwan already exercising similar powers, she added. "ASIC having this power was recommended by the 2014 Financial System Inquiry ...

BetaShares launches new active ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2019
... Tencent, Samsung Electronics and Ping An Insurance Group. Top allocations by country are in China (26%), South Korea (14.7%), Taiwan (10.9%), India (10.5%) and by sector are in financials (26.7%), information technology (23.6%), consumer discretionary ...

Female board representation increases in Australia: MSCI

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019
... across its ACWI index, but noted strong growth in female chief financial officers in emerging markets, noting Malaysia, Taiwan, Philippines and China all had a higher proportion of chief financial officers than overall board representation.

Aussie companies drop dividends

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
... alongside Hong Kong. Globally, dividends rose 5.1% to a total of US $354.2 billion ($484.1bn) as companies in US, Canada, Taiwan and India delivered record-breaking third quarter dividends. Quarter three is a significant dividend season for Australia ...

Chief economist update: Cheaper oil greases wheels of growth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
... October. The slide came after Trump decided to be "magnanimous" in exempting eight countries -- China, India, Greece, Italy, Taiwan, Japan, Turkey and South Korea - from buying Iranian oil. OPEC and non-OPEC oil producers pumping oil plus Iranian supply... ...

Chief economist update: Oil slick

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018
... lesser demand for oil. As per supply, Trump's recent decision exempting eight countries - China, India, Greece, Italy, Taiwan, Japan, Turkey and South Korea - from buying Iranian oil means that Iran's oil production would continue to add to the ...

BlackRock strengthens real assets team

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
... across 250 solar and wind farm projects globally. Of this, 40 projects are based in APAC countries of Australia, Japan and Taiwan. "Power generation in Asia Pacific is undergoing a major shift, driven by ambitious government targets and supportive tariffs. ...

Super funds cut exposures to banks

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
... the top international stocks held by NFP super funds are: Samsung, Alphabet, Facebook, Amazon, Tencent, Microsoft, Visa, Taiwan Semicon, Alibaba and Nestle. "International tech stocks making up an average 11% of NFP international equities holdings implies ...

Quantifeed eyes Australian expansion with $13.5m raising

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2018
The fintech is looking to expand its B2B robo-advice business in Australia as a part of a $13.5 million venture capital raising announced today. The series B funding was led by Taiwanese giant Cathay Financial Holdings, with participation from US-based ...

Chief economist update: Submerging markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2018
... since the global financial crisis of 2008 - withdrawing $19 billion from India, Indonesia, the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand so far this year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg... Developing nations including Turkey, Indonesia ...