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Largest five banks all Asian

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
The world's five largest banks are all based in Asia, and China-headquartered banks made up the top four, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence's latest global bank rankings, while Australian banks have slipped down the rankings. The three largest ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
Australian consumer confidence "...a disappointing result" is how Westpac chief economist Bill Evans described the latest reading from its consumer sentiment survey. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment fell by 4.0% to a 7-month ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
AiG Performance of Construction index Construction activity in Australia continues to slow. The AiG Performance of Construction Index fell to a 13th month low of 45.2 points in March from 46.1 in February. The latest result also marked the fourth straight ...

APAC M&A on the wane after a record year

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
Asia-Pacific (ex-Japan) mergers and acquisitions activity has dropped 34% in Q1 2016 compared to the prior corresponding period. Mergermarket's Q1 2016 global M&A trend report reveals that the decrease down to 700 deals, representing US$131.8 billion ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
Australia trade balance Australia's trade deficit widened to A$3.4 billion in February, an 8% increase from the previous month's A$3.2 billion shortfall and disappointing consensus expectations for an improvement to a A$2.5 billion trade gap. Exports ...

FTSE Russell creates new China index

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
Australia migration The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reports that the percentage of Australian born overseas reached their highest level in "over a century" (120 years). As at 30 June 2015, 28.2% -- or 6.7 million -- of the country's resident ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
US existing home sales The National Association of Realtors reported that total sales of previously owned houses dropped by 7.1% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.08 million units in February - more than double consensus expectations for a 3.0% ...

Capital Group rethinks global investment

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
Global investment manager Capital Group has launched its US global equity strategy in Australia. The New Perspective fund focuses on trends in global trade and economic and political relationships rather than specific industries or regions. The newly ...

No tears for China's disappointing data

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
There was very little financial market reaction to China's latest data dump. This could be because the stats only confirmed what markets already know - i.e., China's economy is slowing - or they've discounted the disappointing numbers as due to seasonal ...