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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
... expects GDP growth of 1.0% - 1.5% (downgraded from earlier predictions of 1.0% to 2.0%) this year and 1.0% - 3.0% in 2017. Hong Kong trade balance Hong Kong's trade deficit narrowed by 6.3% to HK$37.2 billion in October from the previous month but was ...

JPMAM appoints Australian CEO

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
... assume direct responsibility for both JPMAM's funds and institutional businesses in the country. Farrell relocated in Hong Kong in 2014 after being named head of sovereign and institutional, Asia Pacific ex-Japan and will maintain that position on an ...

HSBC expands private wealth business

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016
... banking and markets and commercial banking. The team will also facilitate introductions to relationship managers in Hong Kong or Singapore. Australian resident private banking clients will have access to investment services including discretionary investment ...

Former Ascalon head joins boutique firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016
... at Blue Quay. With more than 30 years' experience in the financial services industry, Lance has also previously held Hong Kong-based executive roles with Deutsche Bank and Lehman Brothers and was a co-founder and chief executive of hedge fund DragonBack ...

Vanguard execs head to US

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... Asset Management, originally joining the London office as senior projects counsel, and has also worked across Vanguard's Hong Kong and Tokyo offices. "Matthew joined Vanguard Australia in 2014, bringing with him diverse experience gained in Vanguard's ...

New investment vehicles need work: industry

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
... Access Economics for the FSC found that if Australia could grow overseas-sourced funds under management equal to that of Hong Kong over the next decade, our GDP would grow by more than $4.2 billion, tax revenue would increase by $1.2 billion and nearly ...

Hong Kong fintech makes senior Australia hire

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
Hong Kong-based digital wealth management company Quantifeed has hired a senior executive for strategic partnerships, with a view to expanding in Australia. Graeme Brant joins Quantifeed from Link Capital Investments, where was a principal of the firm. ...

European manager launches China ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2016
... European asset manager with more than $1 trillion in assets under management has launched a large cap China ETF on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Amundi's FTSE China A50 Index ETF tracks the 50 biggest A Share stocks listed on the Shanghai and Shenzhen ...

ANZ to sell Asian retail, wealth businesses

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2016
... countries to a Singapore bank. ANZ has entered an agreement with DBS Bank to acquire ANZ's branch network across Singapore, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and Indonesia. The transaction includes $11 billion in gross lending assets, $7 billion in credit risk ...

Advisers optimistic amid challenges

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2016
... study by Vanguard. Vanguard's 2016 Global Adviser Trends Survey gained insights from advisers is Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, the UK and US and found that while advisers in these regions share a number of concerns and challenges, there was also a common ...