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Chief economist update: The recession is over

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2020
... from home. South Korea's exports jumped by 15.6%in the third quarter compared to the previous three months -- the fastest rate since 1986 and reversing the 16.1% drop recorded in the second quarter. Australia's other major export destinations ...

Chief economist update: A V, a W and an L

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2020
... second wave of infections. As per Markit: "The survey revealed a tale of two economies, with manufacturers enjoying the fastest growth since early-2018 as orders surged higher amid rising global demand, but intensifying COVID-19 restrictions took an ...

Aussie asset managers fourth-fastest in global growth

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
Australian asset managers are the fourth-fastest growing of their global peers, clocking in 11.9% in compounded annual growth over the last five years, says a new report from Willis Towers Watson. Willis Towers Watson's Thinking Ahead Institute published ...

Lifespan adds MDAs to BT Panorama

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2020
... business and adviser use of managed accounts and portfolios increases. Adding 30 of our model portfolios to one of the fastest-growing retail platforms in Australia is a great way to do that," said Lifespan chief executive Eugene Ardino. "We will also ...

Chief economist update: Australia on top despite recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... improvement since the record low reading of 13.8 recorded in April - as both the manufacturing (up to 55.2 in August - the fastest in six years) and services sectors (up to 58.8 - the best reading in five years) continued to gain momentum. Not surprisingly ...

Tasmania leads the nation: CommSec

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... 46.1%) and the NT (down 146.3%) all reported population growth rates well below the norm. However, the state with the fastest absolute annual growth rate is Victoria (up 1.87%), followed by Queensland (up 1.57%) and Western Australia (up 1.28%). Housing ...

Chief economist update: No Karens in China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... (NBS) released data showing that profits at the country's industrial firms jumped by 11.5% in the month of June - the fastest pace since March 2019 and quickening from May's 5.5% increase (from declines of 4.3% in April and 34.9% in March). NBS ...

Investors turn to China-focused strategies

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
... while four in five investors still use global emerging market strategies to obtain exposure to one of the world's fastest growing economies, the firm's clients are increasingly using dedicated China equity strategies like A-Shares funds or All-Shares ...

History is repeating itself: Zenith

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2020
... Financial Crisis (GFC), COVID-19 has proven to be the GFC in fast-forward. It said during this period we have seen the fastest bear market in Australian equity history. As experienced during the GFC, the deterioration of the economy resulted in companies ...

BNP Paribas appoints APAC custody lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... 18% annually. "Franck brings a wealth of client and operations experience to this important role in charge of one of our fastest-growing regions. Under his leadership, we intend to continue to grow our business in Asia Pacific, positioning ourselves ...