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China trade deficit with Australia widens

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2017
Timely or well-timed but the release of China's trade balance just as US President Trump lands in the Middle Kingdom should help partly assuage Donald's displeasure with the US-China trade imbalance. China's trade surplus contracted sharply to US$38.2 ...

Oil's gift to central bankers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2017
Only one word comes to mind when the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is mentioned, and that is oil - for it has plenty of it. According to Investopedia, "The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is often cited as the world's largest oil producer. The country produces 13.24% ...

Genetics will test life insurance sector

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2017
... including the use of any family history information at all. Meanwhile, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Kingdom do the same though only when policies are below certain limits. The paper shows that genetic testing is more likely to have ...

Enter the dragon

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
... Party of China - 18 - 24 October - indicates there will be more of the same. That is, onwards and upwards for the Middle Kingdom. In his opening address, President Xi Jinping reminded his audience of his "Chinese Dream" - the "great rejuvenation of the ...

UBS wins pensions mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
... Schemes ACCESS (A Collaboration of Central, Eastern and Southern Shires) pool - the combined assets of 11 of the United Kingdom's schemes - consolidated its passive equity mandates, appointing UBS to manage the funds. The 10-year agreement comes with ...

The British pound's sterling reversal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... consequence of this negative real wage growth has been documented in the 'IHS Markit Household Finance Index - United Kingdom' report for the third quarter. The key points of which are: September data reveals sharp deterioration in UK household finances ...

IRESS announces senior leadership restructure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2017
... Andrew Todd. Finally, the changes will see Sydney-based group executive - product Aaron Knowles relocate to the United Kingdom at the end of the year to provide additional on-the-ground support and experience to IRESS' existing UK team. Internationally ...

IRESS eyes future earning potential following reduced profit

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017
... delivery of critical milestones for several benchmark client, product and technology projects, particularly in the United Kingdom and Australia," IRESS chief executive Andrew Walsh said. "Our financial results for the first half of 2017 reflect our investment ...

No follow through

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
... consequence of this negative real wage growth has been documented in the 'IHS Markit Household Finance Index - United Kingdom' report for July. The key points of which are: UK household record sharpest downturn in household finances since July 2014 ...

Inflation matters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
... consequence of this negative real wage growth has been documented in the 'IHS Markit Household Finance Index - United Kingdom' report for July. The key points of which are: UK household record sharpest downturn in household finances since July 2014 ...