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Australia in China's shadow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020
... for its eight straight month of improvement. Industrial production strengthened to 7.0% in the year to November - the fastest annual growth rate in 20 months from 6.9% in October. Likewise, November figures show the annual growth in fixed asset investment ...

JANA appoints NFP head

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
... face merger pressures and are developing sophisticated internal investment teams. It said non-super clients have been the fastest growing part in the business, with clients tripling in 2020. JANA's NFP team includes Wendy Hammond as director of client ...

Chief economist update: China turns crisis into opportunity

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
... - as well as increased seasonal Christmas demand - sent Chinese exports soaring by 21.1% in the year to November - the fastest rate of growth since February 2018 and nearly double market expectations for a 12% gain - that followed an equally double-digit ...

Wells Fargo sets sights on Aussie super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
... as it gears up to solidify itself as a major player in the Asia Pacific. "The Asia Pacific region has been one of our fastest growing regions in the last five years," Flood said. "We see the Australian market as particularly interesting. It's a very ...

Aussie dividends lag on global stage

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... because many of this quarter's payouts relate to 2019 earnings and were fixed several months ago. Hong Kong enjoyed the fastest dividend growth in the developed world in Q3, with payouts rising 9.9% on an underlying basis to $30.3 billion, the second ...

Chief economist update: China's vote for US president

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
... strong or stronger. The Caixin China General Composite PMI rose to 55.7 in October 2020 from 54.5 in September. This is the fastest rate of growth in four months (June 2020) that signals increased private sector activity across the country. The Caixin ...

Fastest-growing AFSLs in the country

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
... registrations ceased at 5429 - meaning a net drop. Together, these advisers looked after about $932 billion in assets. Fastest-growing licensees GWM Adviser Services picked up the most new adviser registrations in the period at 191. However 155 registrations ...

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 ...