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Chief economist update: Fed has Trump's trade war number

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2019
... billion? That's about US$10 billion short of New Zealand's entire economy. US$850 billion buys you Norway and Hong Kong plus loose change. The latest Fed research puts numbers in Financial Standard 's claim that it's Trump's tariff ...

Chief economist update: This land is ours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2019
... responses and; (5) arrested protesters are unconditionally freed. Months of disruptions to everyday life and businesses in Hong Kong are taking their toll on the Hang Seng index, compounding the US-China trade war the territory appeared to have overcome ...

Pendal hires State Street exec

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... State Street, Good spent seven years at BlackRock, serving as head of the iShares ETF business in Asia Pacific based in Hong Kong before he moved onto become managing director and head of strategy for the region. Good said he looks forward to joining ...

Chief economist update: The hazard of being a safe haven

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2019
... recession (and perhaps, Germany); the trade war - US and China, Japan and South Korea; Brexit; political uncertainty (in Hong Kong, in Italy, in Russia and in Argentina). These mounting uncertainties have pushed investors into safe haven assets such ...

Short-seller targets infant formula importer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2019
... company that imports infant milk formula from Australia, New Zealand and Europe for the Chinese market is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and invested in by Australian investors including Forager. A Forager blog from July this year by chief investment ...

BlackRock appoints Melbourne head

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2019
... about 10 years. Prior to PIMCO, he worked in the fixed income derivatives groups for Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse in Hong Kong. He starts in the new role on 1 January 2020. "I am excited to return to Australia and look forward to working with my global ...

Fintech off to slow start in 2019: KPMG

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2019
... of fintech, including microfinance and consumer finance, are growing rapidly in China, and major strides were made in Hong Kong with the issuance of eight virtual banking licenses. KPMG said the next 12 to 24 months will be a critical period for many ...

VGI Partners readies $1bn Asian fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
... several years at least, the VG8 portfolio will be heavily weighted towards investments in Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Australia," Luciano said. "We will maintain a watching brief on India, mainland China and the Philippines but ...

AXA equities executive departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
... Managers' head of Framlington Equities for Asia left the business at end of May, the manager confirmed. Mark Tinker moved to Hong Kong in September 2013 to lead the expansion of the Framlington Equities franchise in Asia, where he worked closely ...

Investment bank names new APAC markets head

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
... Pecot, who is currently head of equities for Asia Pacific, is taking on the new role. He will continue to be based in Hong Kong. As head of markets, he will report directly to Stephen Dainton, head of global markets, who said Pecot has established a ...