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Chief economist update: Time to pig out on China shares?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
... the previous month, dragged down by the manufacturing PMI that remained in contraction territory to 49.9 in February for a third month running. This is a no-brainer for Trump's tariffs - and the global growth slowdown - has hampered China's manufacturing ...

Angel investor makes first Australian bet

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
... makes introductions to speed companies for further growth and M&A opportunities. A 2016 study by Startout showed more than a third of LGBT founders were not out to their investors while 17% believed that outing themselves would hurt them. Gaingels co-founder ...

Chief economist update: US economic growth is slowing and accelerating

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
... slowing. US GDP growth has decelerated to an annualised growth rate of 2.6% in the December 2018 quarter from 3.4% in the third quarter of the same year. However, most other economies use the year-on-year growth rate and applying this to the latest US ...

Digital advice platform opens Sydney office

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
... fintech companies struggle to match." Quantifeed was founded in Hong Kong in 2013. The Sydney location is the company's third office, in addition to Hong Kong and Singapore.

Chief economist update: The RBI surprises (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
... February board meeting, then soon. More so, given the sharp slowdown in India's economic growth to 7.1% in the year to the third quarter of 2018 (latest available) from 8.2% in the previous quarter. The RBI projects GDP growth of "7.4% (7.2-7.3% ...

Former Arnhem partners join boutiques

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
... 20-40 high-quality international companies that have a sustainable competitive advantage and strong ESG characteristics. A third investment professional will join Wright and Maas over the next few months. "Northcape is very pleased to have attracted ...

Platform acquisition boosts Bell Financial results

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
... mainly by retail clients ($94.3m). NPAT jumped 20% to $24.7 million year on year. BFG completed its full acquisition of Third Party Platform (TPP), raising its ownership from 56.63% to 100% in July last year. It paid about $36.9 million to acquire the ...

Chief economist update: BOJ exit last year, BOJ easing this year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
... percentage points." Although exports of goods and services rose by 0.9% in the December quarter (after a 1.4% fall in the third quarter), imports grew by more - up by 2.7% following a 0.7% decline over the same period. Both a consequence of the appreciating ...

Family office backs new boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019
... significant investor in the inaugural fund and has also taken a stake in the wider business. Stonehorn is Trawalla Capital's third portfolio company after real estate manager Qualitas and growth equity manager Armitage Associates. Alan Scwartz said Trawalla ...

Royal Commission recommendations split industry

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2019
... Kenneth Hayne's final recommendations received a mixed reaction in Financial Standard' s latest spot poll. About a third (31%) surveyed by Financial Standard last week believed the banking Royal Commission final recommendations were a missed ...