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AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
... back into recession. But Chinese data on Friday showing inflation at a new three-year low provided some hope, giving authorities more room to loosen monetary policy, while industrial output figures also pointed to a pick-up in the economy. Tokyo fell ...

Wealth gap narrows in China

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... and reduced the urban-rural income ratio from 2.77 to 1 to 2.72 to 1. Income inequalities are a major concern for authorities eager to avoid public discontent and possible unrest in the rapidly developing country of 1.3 billion people. Inequality within ...

AMP infra fund takes 49% airport stake

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
... owner of Newcastle airport in England. AMP Captial purchased its stake from Copenhagen Airports A/S. Seven UK local authorities will retain their 51% stake in the company. "Newcastle Airport is the major airport serving the north-east of England and ...

Big Ben brings in the heavy guns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
... Ben's bazooka might just be enough to convince all and sundry of what this space had been saying all along -- that the authorities have got our backs. But lest I be accused of pre-conceived biases, cherry-picking or putting words in Ben's mouth, I've ...

Vision Super issues shortfall liability notices

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012
... is an unreasonable financial pressure on our local ratepayers - that's part of the advocacy campaign that all local authorities across Victoria are pushing at the moment with the State government," Mackenzie said. The Local Authorities Superannuation ...

Unique investment opportunity in water

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
... assets. "For investors Australia is the most accessible and secure market to invest in water because the state water authorities are now under overarching federal control. "That water's mortgagable, it's legally defensible, you can sell it, trade it ...

Believe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012
... initiatives - and last week's EU "breakthrough" agreement -- only confirms my view that fiscal and monetary (and political) authorities will do whatever it takes, and for how long it takes, to prevent a greater deterioration in activity in their respective ...

Lucky in so many ways

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2012
... industrial output of something like 10 per cent, and GDP growth in the 7 to 8 per cent range." "Moreover, the Chinese authorities have been taking well-calibrated steps in the direction of easing macroeconomic policies, as their objectives for inflation ...

Perfect timing for a "perfect storm" alert

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... so many times that the law of probability would eventually catch up. But that's if you expect fiscal and monetary authorities would just sit idly by and watch their respective economies head for sinkville. Certainly, not on their watch. ================== ...

It's more fun in the Philippines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
... uncommitted to buy lest Europe blows, the US double-dips, China lands hard, etc. or sell, lest fiscal and monetary authorities produce another one of those bag of goodies. While there's little measurable fear - the VIX index had been below 20 since the ...