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Parting could be such sweet sorrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
... (13 June) this close to the referendum. For perspective, the VIX index reached 40.74 back in August last year following China's devaluation of the yuan and the sharp fall in its stock market. It was at 28.14 in February this year on worries over global ...

MSCI delays China A shares inclusion in indices

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016
Global index provider MSCI has delayed including mainland China-listed equities, known as A shares, in its MSCI Emerging Markets Index. Over recent months Chinese authorities have introduced significant improvements in the accessibility of the China ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016
... noted that, "Risks to the outlook include uncertainties surrounding emerging and commodity-exporting economies, particularly China, developments in the U.S. economy and the influences of its monetary policy response to them on the global financial markets ...

AMP Capital determined to keep China fund open

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016
Following the push from activist investor LIM Advisors to wind up the AMP Capital China Growth Fund, AMP Capital has said the majority of unitholders would prefer enhancements to giving the fund the axe. Responding to the recent comments from LIM Advisors ...

Global bond funds underinvested in EMD

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016
... because it can more easily respond to adverse risks. "The world is potentially over-leveraged with the developed market and China the main culprits. China's debt keeps increasing, while its growth keeps declining. This cannot continue forever, especially ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016
... more focused on the inflation outlook - encouragingly, inflation indicators in the survey picked up a little this month." China retail sales Chinese retail spending slowed a tad to 10.0% in the year to May - the slowest pace since April last year -- ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016
... lagging data (week ended 28 May) on continuing jobless claims showed a sharp 77,000 fall to a better than expected 2,095K. China inflation China's inflation rate had been improving since it bottomed at 1.3% back in October last year but latest data shows ...

Concerns about EM unwarranted: William Blair

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
Global investment and asset manager William Blair believes there are several undue concerns from investors about emerging markets and they should be cautious about underweighting the asset class. In a recent self-authored white paper, William Blair ...

AFA signs former PM for national conference

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
... the environment and international security. Howard will outline his vision for the global economic future and the roles China, India and the Pacific Rim will play in such a future. Bestselling author Margie Warrell will also be a plenary speaker. Drawing ...

Australia on top

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
... the entire economy. Tis the raison d'etre for the latest BOJ and ECB QEs and negative interest rates. Tis the reason for China starting to guide the yuan lower (again). Tis the reason behind the US Treasury complaining about the "the [Australian] authorities' ...