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QIC asks government to step up, break toxic cycle

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
The government should step up and introduce fiscal stimulus to the economy to break a dangerous cycle of low consumer confidence and low investment as Chinese demand plummets, QIC said. QIC chief economist Matthew Peter painted a gloomy outlook of the ...

Cross-border distribution low despite initiatives

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
Only a small percentage of Australian fund managers have developed their off-shore distribution despite joint initiatives to promote international expansion from the Federal government and industry bodies. Of the $2.5 trillion in assets under management ...

Australia bottom of the class for portfolio disclosure

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
Australia has come dead last in a study of portfolio disclosure standards across 29 countries. The Morningstar Global Fund Investor Experience Report assesses managed fund investor experiences in 25 countries (expanded to 29 for the published article) ...

China infrastructure push to boost Australia exports

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
The slowdown in Chinese growth and its transition towards a consumer-focused economy have hurt Australia's terms of trade, but a renewed focus on infrastructure could boost the demand for Australian goods. Recent reports by HSBC and BlackRock highlighted ...

New kid on the block

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
"There's talk on the street; it sounds so familiar Great expectations, everybody's watching you... Everybody's talking 'bout the new kid in town." - Eagles Well, not quite yet Virginia but, if recent reports are confirmed there'll be a new kid in the ...

Vanguard first to offer A-shares through ETF

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
... moving it from replicating the mostly large and mid-cap FTSE Emerging Index to the broader FTSE Emerging Markets All Cap China A Inclusion Index. The new benchmark includes China A-shares at around a 5.6% weighting. Small-cap securities will account ...

CBA granted renminbi licence

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
Commonwealth Bank has been granted a renminbi (RMB) licence for its Shanghai Branch by the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC). The licence enables the bank to broaden its institutional offering to incorporate all aspects of trade and investment ...

Winter of our discontent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
'Twas a winter of discontent for our Northern Hemisphere brethrens and us, Australians all, could experience a similar winter of our own. It barely made the headlines when the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) issued its provisional ...

Hockey defends budget backflip

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
Treasurer Joe Hockey presented a budget he said focuses on Australian citizens' and businesses' opportunity to "have a go," despite hardening economic conditions. Hockey presented his 2015 budget as "the government's plan to strengthen our nation's ...

Asian equities on the rise

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
Regulatory, economic and technology-related changes are making Asian equities more appealing to investment managers this year, according to T. Rowe Price portfolio manager, Asia ex-Japan equity fund Anh Lu. Speaking at the T. Rowe Price equities discussion ...