Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 491 - 500 of 4274 results for "Industrial"

Modest but meaningful growth on the horizon: Aviva

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
... include the agreement of a Phase 1 trade deal between China and the US and tentative evidence of a gentle rebound in the industrial sector. "Overall, global growth should pick up to around 3.25% in 2020, up from 3% [in 2019]. This is still below potential ...

Government fund adds to board

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2019
... chair Nicholas Johnson. Little is general secretary for the Public Service Association of NSW, responsible for the industrial representation of more than 38,000 public sector employees. Prior to his career at the Public Service Association, Little held ...

Chief economist update: War is over

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
... month, faster than market expectations for 7.6% gain and the highest rate since June this year. Year on year growth in industrial production quickened to 6.2% in November from 4.7% in the previous month. This is also better than consensus expectations ...

Chief economist update: Chinese green shoots?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019
... market expectations for an acceleration to 7.9% and the slowest rate since April this year. Year on year growth in industrial production eased to 4.7% in October from 5.8% in the previous month and slower than market expectations for a 5.4% gain. Worse ...

Chief economist update: The PBOC stimulates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
... market expectations for an acceleration to 7.9% and the slowest rate since April this year. Year on year growth in industrial production eased to 4.7% in October from 5.8% in the previous month and slower than market expectations for a 5.4% gain. Worse ...

China backs blockchain, Bitcoin soars

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2019
... directions, increase investment, focus on a number of key technologies, and accelerate the development of blockchain and industrial innovation," Xi said according to a report from the country's official Xinhua News Agency. The comments come after China ...

First Sentier launches funds, picks new RE

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2019
... Global Property Securities Fund, will hold 30 to 70 global listed property stocks across commercial, retail, lodging and industrial property assets, and will be managed by head of global property securities Stephen Hayes. Last month, Colonial First State ...

Blackstone makes $8.7 billion purchase

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
US-based Blackstone Group has acquired Colony Capital's industrial real estate assets unit for US$5.9 billion (AU$8.7 billion) to capitalise on the e-commerce boom. Blackstone said the deal comprises of 60 million square feet across 465 warehouses in ...

Chief economist update: China's great leap forward 70 years in the making

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
... Growth in fixed asset investment has decelerated from a high of 6.3% this year to 5.5% in the year to August; so has industrial production (5.5% in August from 2019's high of 8.5%); and, retail sales (7.5% from 8.7%). These suggest that the government ...

Boutique wins industry fund mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
... director, joined from Perpetual Investments where he was the portfolio manager of Perpetual's Australian Share Fund, Industrial Share Fund, Ethical SRI Fund and Institutional mandates. The boutique's chief executive Matt Nacard, is a former Macquarie ...