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Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2016
... already deals or deals still being negotiated, with Thailand, Singapore, New Zealand, Chile, ASEAN, Malaysia, Korea, Japan, China and the US. Indonesia has a population of more than 255 million, 10-times that of Australia, and its middle class of 45 ...

Indian LIC launches IPO

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
... exposure to India's impressive growth, which has averaged 7.5% per annum over the past decade and which has now overtaken China's growth rate. "Not only is India now the world's third largest economy, it continues to demonstrate impressive growth potential ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
... Australia's ratio of total private debt to GDP at 138% is the tenth highest in the world. The ratio is 194% in the US, 155% in China, and 208% in Hong Kong. Keen's concerns that private not public debt is Australia's major macroeconomic challenge adds ...

Voters opt to shut down AMP Capital China fund

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
The AMP Capital China Growth Fund (AGF) will be wound up following the vote at today's EGM. Opening the EGM, AMP Capital Funds Management chair Adam Tindall said that "a lot has changed" since the fund's establishment in 2006. "Markets move on, regulations ...

Economic wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
... Nevertheless, Deloitte Access Economics said businesses are mostly choosing not to invest - especially those that have ties to China. Reflecting this, engineering construction is falling away faster than expected; down by 27% over the year as major projects ...

Proxy results spell doom for AMP Capital China fund

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
The proxies received prior to Friday's extraordinary general meeting for the future of the AMP Capital China Growth Fund suggest a likely wind-up. The deadline for the proxy results was 10am on July 26; based on the proxies received, AMP Capital said ...

AMP Capital hits back at second LIM wind-up letter

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2016
AMP Capital has responded to LIM Advisors' second open letter about winding up the China Growth Fund (AGF), saying it is "not a fair reflection of the actions [AMP Capital] has taken." On July 21, LIM issued a second letter to AGF unitholders, which ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2016
... A$1.7 trillion or about 30% of the A$5.3 trillion in US government bonds owned by foreign countries. The liabilities held by China have reduced following China's decision to sell down its holdings since 2014 to allow its currency to rise. China's debt ...

WAM finds returns in growth companies

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
... IPH, Mayne Pharma Group, and Blackmores. Among its top holdings are Hunter Hall Global Value, Class, and the AMP Capital China Growth Fund.

Court dismisses AMP appeal for China fund EGM

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
The Court of Appeal has dismissed AMP Life's appeal in relation to its voting rights at the AMP Capital China Growth Fund (AGF) extraordinary general meeting this Thursday. The Supreme Court had previously decided that AMP Life, which holds roughly ...