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Derivatives specialist opens Sydney office, appoints Australia head

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
... Barclays, Euronext Liffe and MF Global. The Sydney office complements CME's existing Asia-Pacific operations in Bangalore, Beijing, Hong Kong, Seoul, Singapore and Tokyo. CME chief executive Terry Duffy said having a foothold in Sydney "puts us in a ...

Good goings-on in China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2017
... Except for US president Trump's renewed import tariff threat to China -- because it doesn't "help us" rein in Pyongyang - Beijing's outlook had been generally improving and its financial markets stable. Capital outflows have halted in recent months ...

China slowing to target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
... economy provides a buffer to Prime Minister Li's 6.5% growth target for 2017 should growth slow. Besides, this is what Beijing is actually trying to do - cool the economy - in their recent efforts to containing financial risks and asset bubbles emanating ...

AMP Capital appoints insto business head

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
... and New Zealand, Craig Keary, became AMP Capital director Asia Pacific, adding oversight of AMP Capital operations in Beijing, Hong Kong and Tokyo to his role. AMP Capital chief executive Adam Tindall explained at the time: "Like any business, we need ...

AMP Capital CIO departs in leadership reshuffle

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
... New Zealand, Craig Keary, will become AMP Capital director Asia Pacific, adding oversight of AMP Capital operations in Beijing, Hong Kong and Tokyo to his role. He will relocate to Asia shortly. Keary's appointment follows the group's director for Asia ...

Not off the boil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2017
... the month of February following four straight months of decline. This sparked last Friday's (17 March) directive from Beijing's municipal government - that lifted the down payment for second home purchases by 10 percentage points to around 60%-80% -- ...

Vehicle sales hit the roadblock

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2017
... engines or smaller - on 31 December 2016 put the brakes on vehicle sales in the country. Despite softening the blow - Beijing announced last 15 December that small car buyers would still receive a 25% sales tax incentive this year, taking the statutory ...

Credit where credit is not due

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
"I swear by the moon and the stars in the skies..." (All-4-One). Time and gain, Beijing has promised to curtail excessive borrowing in its domestic economy to contain asset bubbles and mitigate financial risks. However, fresh Chinese credit data shows ...

Tax breaks drive China car sales

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
... auto purchases would stall as what happened when America's 'cash for clunkers" programme was ended. To soften the blow, Beijing announced last 15 December that small car buyers would still receive a 25% sales tax incentive this year, taking the statutory ...

China's inflation off target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2017
... China's consumer price inflation eased to 2.1% in the year to December from 2.3% in the previous month. This is below Beijing's target of 3.0% and less than market expectations for a 2.3% increase - sparked by four consecutive months of rising producer ...