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Chief economist update: Can't get enough of war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... 2 percent of an economy's GDP over a 12-month period. Based on the US Treasury's findings, China, Japan, South Korea, Germany, Switzerland and India are thus put in the "Monitoring List". "Japan, Germany, and Korea have met two of the three criteria ...

Robo-advisers a hard pill to swallow for Aussie investors: CFA

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
... markets that showed a strong preference for humans over platforms. Other robo-adviser sceptics include US, Canada, UK, and Germany. However Aussie robo-advisers think trust in digital financial advice is set to rise. "Robo advice is still new to the ...

Asset managers gearing for growth in 2018

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
... home base, PwC said. In terms of which market will help power growth, the US remains in the top spot, followed by China, Germany and the UK, with India moving into the top five. Australia dropped from 10th place to 11th as a preferred global investment ...

Record high returns elusive in 2018: Economist

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
... passed in December. Economic sentiment in Europe is high; business sentiment surveys indicate 3.5% global growth; and Germany for example is booming, he said. Japan posted 2.5% growth rates in recent quarters, but has perhaps past its peak in momentum ...

Insurtech associations form global alliance

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
... insurance together." The first GITA initiative will be launching a roadshow in March in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Germany to help insurtech startups liaise with insurers and investors.

Citigroup takes action on pay inequality

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
... taken action. In a statement on its website, Citi said analysis performed showed female employees in the US, the UK and Germany were, on average, paid 99% of what men were paid and minorities are also receiving 99% of what non-minorities are, on average. ...

HNWI financial advice demand falls: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2017
... number of Australian millionaires rose by 200,000 in the year to June, marking the third-largest increase after the US and Germany in its global wealth ranking. Over the same period, the number of ultra-high net worth individuals (UHNWIs) rose by 29% ...

All up and all together now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2017
... levels. This is the view of "16,000 purchasing executives from 32 of the world's top economies, including the US, Japan, Germany, France and China which together account for over 85% of global GDP" as the definition of the JP Morgan Global Composite ...

Australia becoming millionaire factory: Credit Suisse

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2017
... months to mid-2017 saw the number of Australian millionaires rise by 200,000 - the third-largest increase after the US and Germany. The Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report showed that over the same period, the number of ultra-high net worth individuals ...

Genetics will test life insurance sector

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2017
... on the use of existing results, even sometimes 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 ...