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Chinese investment in Australia down 36%

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2019
A new report from KPMG has revealed a 36.3% reduction in Chinese investments in Australia, from $13 billion in 2017 to $8.2 billion in 2018. The report was produced by KPMG and The University of Sydney Business School looking at a dataset covering investments ...

Chief economist update: Japan yearns for a weaker yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
... December 2018 quarter. According to a BOJ official, "Many manufacturers said they grew concerned over the outlook of the Chinese and other Asian markets on the back of slowing demand." You can add the appreciating yen to this. The Tankan large manufacturing ...

Chief economist update: China stitches it in time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... sector that followed indications of contraction in December, January and February. For those who remain suspicious of Chinese stats, the Caixin China General Manufacturing PMI offers the same indication, with the index rising to a reading of 50.8 in ...

Chief economist update: Japan should raise taxes another day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... moderately." As for risks to the rosy outlook, the BOJ nominated "the slowdown in overseas economies, particularly in the Chinese economy" and from the bank's monetary policy statement released after its March meeting, "...US macroeconomic policies ...

Neilsons sell 10% of Platinum

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
... in the time. Judith Neilson owns the White Rabbit art gallery in Sydney's Chippendale, where she exhibits contemporary Chinese art. In November, she committed $100 million to set up a journalism institute to encourage evidence-based journalism.

Jamieson Coote Bonds introduces global fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
... risk proxy against roughly 70% of emerging markets currencies and seems deeply intertwined with the performance of the Chinese economy, given Australia's heavy reliance on China as a major trade partner." JCB said it has actively managed its global ...

MSCI ups China A-shares, managers respond

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
... weighting of China A-shares in its indices from 5% to 20% by the end of this year. Here's what managers think. Mainland Chinese shares could rise: VanEck VanEck believes the inclusion could hoist mainland Chinese shares as more money flows into mainland ...

Saxo launches digital access to Chinese bonds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
Australian institutional clients of Saxo Bank have been given digital access to Chinese bonds via its global multi-asset offering. Enabled via mutual bond access program Bond Connect, qualified Australian and global institutional investors can now trade ...

Chief economist update: A capitalist in communist clothes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
... infrastructure investment. Signaled looser liquidity stance by pointing to further RRR cuts for smaller banks," it said. Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang announced the measures at the opening of the National People's Congress on March 5, simultaneous ...

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

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
... stockmarket. Indexed funds, exchange-traded funds and active funds, among others, benchmarked against the MSCI would need to buy Chinese shares in order to track their performance against the MSCI benchmark. UBS estimates that this would drive around ...