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Wealth gap narrows in China

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... state-linked Centre for Chinese Rural Studies in August. "The Chinese Economy is going through a big transition," said Paul Bloxham, HSBC chief economist, Australia and New Zealand. A slowdown in investment driven growth means the Chinese Government ...

Good not great but getting better

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... - the first time its manufacturing expanded (above 50) in three months - from 49.8 in September. This is consistent with HSBC and Markit Economics' PMI survey that showed the index jumping to an eight-month high. And it's not only happening in China ...

Market wrap Early AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... official figures. A PMI reading above 50 indicates expansion while anything below points to contraction. Separately, a survey by HSBC came in at 49.5 in October - from 47.9 in September - which, although still in contraction, represents another rise. ...

Government should act fast on Johnson Report: FSC

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
... Investor Services. The survey reflects feedback from 27 respondents, who represent investing institutions in Asia-Pacific. HSBC Australia welcomed the release of the government's Asian century roadmap yesterday. "Asia's GDP by 2030 is expected to be ...

RMB to be used in a third of china deals by 2015

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
Most China corporations expect one in three of all Chinese trades to be done in Renminbi by 2015, said a survey by HSBC. HSBC also found that 30% (of China businesses) plan to use RMB for investment-related purposes in the next 12 months. Half of all ...

Fed decides not to decide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... latest. Of course not! It doesn't fit today's stories of gloom. Things are improving there... Wen's getting what Wen wants. HSBC China Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index climbed to a 3-month high of 49.1 from 47.9 in September. And when Wen gets ...

IQPC conference tackles operational risk

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
... develop strategies to overcome the challenges posed by regulatory change. Recent scandals in the banking sector, including the HSBC money laundering case and the Libor rate-fixing scandal have highlighted the need for financial service providers to be ...

Fund managers bullish on Asian bonds

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
... managers remaining neutral on both equities and bonds for Q4, 75% are overweight on hard currency Asian bonds, according to HSBC's latest global manager survey. High yield bonds (90% overweight) and global emerging market bonds (70% overweight) are the ...

EM debt not to be overlooked: HSBC

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
Emerging market debt and its benefits should not be overlooked by Australian institutional investors, said senior HSBC investment heads. While most are well versed in emerging market equities, many have questioned whether the returns outweigh the risks ...

A stock market rally could get Obama over the line

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012
... uncertainty, a primary concern for many is the potential for a "lame duck" Congress and subsequent policy-making gridlock. HSBC predicts one of three scenarios on the back of the election outcome, ranging from potentially traumatic automatic austerity ...