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No big deal or not yet?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2017
... China is stepping up the deleveraging of its domestic economy". This, in turn, sent Chinese 10-year bond yields to their highest level in 3-years to 4.06% from 3.07% at the start of 2017-- one that would further tighten liquidity conditions in the country ...

Perth planner named Professional of the Year

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2017
Several of the highest honours in financial planning were awarded at the Financial Planning Association Professionals Congress in Hobart today, attended by about 1100 delegates. It was a double whammy win for Perth-based Capital Partners Private Wealth ...

HSBC cops historic fine for Lehman-linked failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
... clients who were categorised with "low" or "medium" risk tolerance levels were purchasing LB-Notes rated as being of the highest risk. In its determination, the SFAT said Hong Kong's regulator was correct in its findings, concluding that the bank was ...

Gender pay gap widespread in financial services: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2017
Financial services retains the notorious crown as the industry with the highest gender pay gap, the latest report from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency shows. Financial services and insurance employers reported the largest gap of 31.9% between male ...

Australia becoming millionaire factory: Credit Suisse

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2017
... that over the same period, the number of ultra-high net worth individuals (UHNWIs) rose by 29% to nearly 3000 - the sixth-highest number globally. The report said the number of millionaires in Australia is forecast to grow by 46% over the next five years ...

Australian business conditions gone gangbusters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... coming months. The business conditions index jumped by an impressive 7 points in October, to +21 index points, which is the highest level since the monthly Survey commenced in 1997 (around 4 times the long-run average)." This is the opening line of the ...

Deutsche AM maps impact of climate risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2017
... immune from the risks of physical climate change, Asia is particularly vulnerable - five out of six people occupying the highest climate risk zones globally live in Asia, while 145 million people in China are living on land threatened by rising seas. ...

China's inflation lift indicates strong demand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017
... previous month but much higher than market expectations for a 6.6% outcome. September and October's PPI figures were the highest since the 7.6% year-on-year increase recorded in March this year and marked the 14th straight month of gains in prices at ...

AXA IM appoints APAC lead for real assets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2017
... new head of Asia, one of our key growth markets." "These appointments also illustrate our ability to both attract the highest quality external talent and promote in house professionals in order to ensure we have the very best people in place working ...

Beyond 6000

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2017
... a hefty day index return by anyone's measure. But what's more significant is its closing level of 6014.34 points - the highest since the 6078.70 points it closed at on 8 January 2008. For sure, 6000 is just a number but for market technicians it represents ...