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Platinum's lead PM for Asia fund departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021
The $5.2 billion Platinum Asia Fund's lead portfolio manager tendered their resignation at the end of 2020. Joseph Lai joined Platinum in 2004, became the co-manager of the Asia fund in 2011 (alongside current Platinum chief investment officer Andrew ...

Australia in China's shadow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020
... Beijing accounts for 35.3% of total exports in 2019/20, much more than our next five biggest export markets combined - Japan (11.8%), South Korea (5.8%), USA (5.8%), UK (4.4%), and India (3.9%). Australia's exports of goods and services, in turn, account ...

Personal finance app retires Australian business

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
A personal finance management app provider has been hit by several forces such as COVID-19, forcing it out of the Australian market. Moneytree will discontinue services in Australia from 15 January 2021. Moneytree LINK, a financial data platform for ...

Chief economist update: East and west at crossroads

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
China has continued to tighten the screws on Australia after formally banning the importation of Australian coal. The reason, or reasons, are immaterial. Beijing could dig up a number of justifications for its most recent diktat the same way it did ...

Chief economist update: Japan's five minutes of sunshine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2020
However it's measured, economic growth has rebounded in the Land of the Rising Sun from the depths of the huge contraction recorded in the June 2020 quarter. Japanese GDP surged at an annualised rate of 22.9% in the September quarter (from a 29.2% ...

LaSalle appoints new APAC chief

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
The head of Asia Pacific for LaSalle Investment Management has been promoted to the lead global role, with a new regional head named. LaSalle chief executive and chief investment officer of Asia Pacific Mark Gabbay has been promoted to the role of LaSalle ...

Chief economist update: China turns crisis into opportunity

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
... shipments to the US jumped by 46.1%; Australia (22.6%); Taiwan (18.1%); South Korea (9.5%); the European Union (8.6%); and Japan (5.6%). Chinese import purchases increased slowed to 4.5% in the year to November from 4.7% in the previous month, but is ...

Ellerston listed Asia fund adds director

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
Ellerston Asian Investments has added a former super fund chief investment officer to its board. Marian Carr joined as a non-executive director on December 1. She has previously worked as the chief investment officer of the CSR Group superannuation ...

Chief economist update: David Australia versus Goliath China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
... Beijing accounts for 35.3% of total exports in 2019/20, much more than our next five biggest export markets combined - Japan (11.8%), South Korea (5.8%), USA (5.8%), UK (4.4%), and India (3.9%). Australia's exports of goods and services account for ...

WTW calls for more investment in China

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has called for greater investment in China despite rising tensions between Australia and China which has led to several trade disputes and ongoing vitriol between leaders. The two research papers from WTW said Chinese assets ...