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Chief economist update: China turns crisis into opportunity

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
"When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity." Although already debunked as incorrect by Sinologists, this quotation attributed to John F. Kennedy regained ...

Chief economist update: David Australia versus Goliath China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
... (the one depicting a "doctored" photo of an Australian soldier's alleged war crimes in Afghanistan) published in the Chinese government's mouthpiece 'The Global Times' and Australian prime minister Scott Morrison's demand for an apology ...

WTW calls for more investment in China

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
... China which has led to several trade disputes and ongoing vitriol between leaders. The two research papers from WTW said Chinese assets should build up to 20% of global investor growth portfolios over the next decade, compared to the current 5% exposure. ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore to reduce Aussie deficit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
... business activity has prevented the economy from succumbing to the recession that has struck most nations around the world. Chinese GDP grew by 3.2% in the year to the June quarter after contracting by 6.8% in the first. Recent stats indicate the economy ...

Pan-Asian equities to perform well: Longlead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... in the world, the most populous country, with ongoing economic reform, supported by the buying power of over a billion Chinese consumers," he said. "The Chinese equity market is a compelling long term proposition for any investor." Looking ahead to 2021 ...

Chief economist update: Vaccine optimism sparks AUD resurgence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... mid-October. Vaccine optimism has brought it back to life - above US$0.73 - and latest activity stats indicate that the Chinese economy continues to strengthen. Industrial production grew by a better than expected 6.9% in the year to October, with 34 ...

Fund managers' ESG beef

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... highlighted another risk factor. The mainstream theory on the origin of COVID-19 is that it was spread via a wet market in the Chinese city of Wuhan originally. FAIRR found that 73% of the companies on the index were graded as high risk on the 'pandemic ...

Ninety One wins equity mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2020
A $42 billion superannuation fund has awarded a mandate that targets Chinese equities to the newly rebranded Ninety One. State Super has allocated the mandate to Ninety One's 4Factor All China Equity strategy. Ninety One manages $205 billion with ...

Chief economist update: Middle Kingdom on top

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
... China will have suffered recession in 2020" and backed by the IMF's October 2020 "World Economic Outlook" predicting Chinese GDP growth of 1.9% this year and 8.2% in 2021. The sequential improvement in China's activity stats indicate sustained ...

Chief economist update: Get shorty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... to "get shorty". The PBOC imposed the 20% risk reserve ratio two years ago to contain what was then a fast depreciating Chinese yuan. It's now working to restrain the currency's move higher versus the US dollar, which has appreciated by 3.4% ...