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AustralianSuper creates Asian footprint

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
... structural change within the Chinese economy. Previous roles also include senior Australian treasury representative to China for the Australian Embassy in Beijing, a senior analyst covering the Chinese economy for the Australian Office of National Assessments ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... the company's shares up three per cent and boosted the mining sector. Investors would now look to economic news from China for direction as major miners Rio Tinto and Fortescue release their production forecasts for iron ore, Austock Securities senior ...

Good news from bad stats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011
... preliminary China manufacturing PMI rose to 49.8 in August from 49.3 in July. This is supposed to be good? It may be good for China for it shows that its efforts to cool the economy are bearing fruit. At below the 50, the index indicates that manufacturing ...

Don't blame China for inflation: AllianceBernstein

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
Lay off China when it comes to global inflationary pressures was a central theme at the AllianceBernstein symposium where clients and industry heads gathered to discuss the changing face of global investing. Discussing the impact of emerging markets ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
... indexes all losing more than 1.8 per cent in the day. A wider-than-expected US trade deficit and a rare trade shortfall in China for February, together with new sovereign downgrades in Europe and turmoil in Saudi Arabia raised investor fears of higher ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2011
... some poor families to spend up to half of their incomes on food. Many large US companies have counted on spending in China for growth. Previously, interest rate hikes in China have resulted in stock losses in the US because of fears that spending there ...

Fed bearing gift of QE2

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2010
... Don't you think it's a bit ironic that global equities rally because of a strong China while at the same time blaming China for their economic misfortune? Never mind. November is approaching fast. The Fed would soon be here bearing QE2.

You're dreaming

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2009
... foreseeable future), we'll be right mate. The world has been turned on its head. Remember the widespread angst against China for stealing our jobs not so long ago? Now how about that pay rise boss? Yes, I know...I'm dreaming. Maybe I should just pack ...

A lose-lose proposition

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2009
... failed bid to buy into Rio last month and negotiations over price discounts for iron ore. But while it is easy to condemn China for its actions - particularly given the spin on the news by the Western press - it could also well be that Beijing has tangible ...

Net tightens on executive pay

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
... directors. Other countries are already taking steps to curb excessive spending on exec pay. The Ministry of Finance in China for instance has ordered all state-owned financial institutions to cap pay for top executives at 90 percent of the level they ...