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China emerging as fintech leader

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
China is taking a leading presence in the fintech sector, according to KPMG research. In partnership with H2 Ventures, KPMG released the Fintech 100 report, which lists the top 50 established "leaders" in the sector along with 50 emerging companies. ...

Lift then back to zero (even negative)?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
... reflationary measures currently being implemented by the European Central Bank (ECB), the Bank of Japan (BOJ), the People's Bank of China (PBOC) and many other central banks. These measures would have to lift their respective economies one day... within ...

Local shares lacklustre in 2016

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
Low commodity prices and less demand from China are likely to translate into lacklustre equity market returns in 2016, according to Australian Unity Investments' outlook for the year ahead. The fund manager's chief executive David Bryant said all indications ...

NZ Super appoints new chair

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
... Alternatives Investment Group and co-chief executive of Harvest Capital Management, the second-largest funds management company in China. She has also held roles as managing director and global head of strategy and business development for Deutsche Asset ...

Fairy tales may come true

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
... of the collapse of investment and because of the collapse of animal spirits - and this is because of what's happening in China." Well Dr. "Australia is doomed" Varoufakis, all these things are happening now. In fact, they have already happened in the ...

The GFC is still among us: Varoufakis

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
Greece's former Finance Minister, Yanis Varoufakis, spoke recently in Sydney and argued that economic unrest in China is a sign that "the GFC is still with us." Speaking at a Macquarie Graduate School of Management event in Sydney, Varoufakis said that ...

ASX jumps "despite" naughty news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
... economist, Olga Bitel, was also filled with optimism, saying that "Australia was beating its OECD peers in capitalising on China's economic transition... We are talking about medical services, pharmaceuticals, tourism, education - all of these sectors ...

And then there's gonna be five

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015
... demand for the yuan, the IMF's decision may pave the way for the yuan's depreciation. The reason is that the People's Bank of China (PBOC) will now find itself under more pressure to manage the yuan as central banks in most developed economies do: by ...

OneVue sees growth in RE services

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
... transitioned seven new funds in 2015. They include the Clime International Fund, the Sanlam REITWAY Global Fund, the ChinaAMC China Opportunities, the 188 Universal- Bond Fund, the NWQ Fiduciary Fund, the YBR Protected Equities Fund and the Tyche Growth ...

Super fund chief in Paris for climate talks

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015
... Kyoto protocol, "There have been some very encouraging developments in recent months." "In particular the United States and China have both come out with encouraging positions in regard to their own domestic policy - completely different ways of addressing ...