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Economists share their top left field ideas for 2024

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024
... vacancy rates in the rental market, Paton said. Conversely, Koda Capital chief economist Brigette Leckie said she believes China's equity market could prove to be the Factor-X this year - a somewhat contrarian view. "It's totally unloved. Yes, growth ...

Family offices choose private credit: Survey

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024
... fund these new positions. By country, they suggested increasing allocations to Japan, Korea, and India at the expense of China. "Against this backdrop, we expect direct China exposure in many family office allocations to fall closer to 2-5% from 9-11% ...

Barings builds out local team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024
... long-term growth strategy. The asset manager is building up institutional, wealth and retail businesses in Australia, Greater China and Southeast Asia. Last August, the firm hired Aaron Thirukumar as director of Australian institutional sales. Both Thirukumar ...

Grok Ventures appoints new chief executive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024
... achievements. She was also previously a managing director for UBS, leading and managing their wealth management business in China and held senior roles in BlackRock Asia. She comes to Grok from SieraCo, where she was a partner. Grok has identified decarbonisation ...

Actively managed, ESG funds top 2023 outflows

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024
... 21%. Across Europe and the UK, mutual fund values were 16% and 14% higher respectively. Mutual fund assets in Australia and China jumped by 18% in local currency terms, while those in Japan grew by more than a quarter. ESG-dedicated funds lost $15.7 ...

Emerging markets well placed for 2024

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
... attractive, adjusted for the real (if not perceived) level of macro or credit risks," Buchet said. Aside from the well-identified China property trouble spot or the 2022 demise of the Russian corporate universe, Buchet said that emerging markets corporate ...

Family offices love software: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2024
... its highest share of family office direct deals since the second half of 2019 at 21% - with India and Australia outpacing China as the main destinations in the region," it said.

BlackRock appoints new head of APAC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024
... investing until 2021. Prior to her latest appointment, she held various positions including deputy head of APAC, head of greater China, and head of trading, liquidity, and lending for the region. She also oversaw the Sustainable and Transition Investing ...

BlackRock grows private credit business

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2023
... in Hong Kong. "Stephen's extensive market knowledge complements our wealth of local expertise throughout Australia, China, India, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia - to the benefit of clients. His expertise helps advance our ability to provide customised ...

Agricultural sector in for a mixed 2024: Outlook

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2023
... 2024 said, with the markets positive further tariffs and trade bans on beef, wine and seafood products will be lifted by China. Meanwhile, the Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (AI-ECTA) has now been in effect for 12 months and ...