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Australians overconfident when it comes to income risk

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016
... protection, with only 37% of respondents stating they would consider buying income protection, this followed by the UK (42%), Hong Kong (45%) and Spain (46%). "When you take into account of all those cultural aspects, financial literacy etc., that does ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016
... track the risk of housing bubbles in global financial centres, noted the report. "Bubble risk is most distinct in London and Hong Kong," it said. Sydney, Vancouver, San Francisco and Amsterdam follow close behind. House prices in Tokyo, Singapore and ...

FIIG appoints head of middle markets

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
... this he worked for the Royal Bank of Scotland as head of structured risk and capital solutions, APAC and was based out of Hong Kong. The Australian middle market includes businesses with annual an annual turnover of $10-$250 million. The segment contributes ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
... total private debt to GDP at 138% is the tenth highest in the world. The ratio is 194% in the US, 155% in China, and 208% in Hong Kong. Keen's concerns that private not public debt is Australia's major macroeconomic challenge adds to what a chorus of ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2016
... Declines were also observed in other major markets, including Japan which was down 9.6%, Germany which was down 5.7% and Hong Kong which was down 0.1%. The UK was, however, up 4.4%, Singapore was up 1.8% and the US was up 0.1%. Volatility measures for ...

MainstreamBPO heads to NY

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016
... the first outside the Asia Pacific region for the group and will add to the network of offices in Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong. MainstreamBPO chairman and managing director Byram Johnston, who will oversee the New York operations, said that a North ...

PIMCO bolsters investment team

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2016
PIMCO has hired a senior vice president and credit research analyst covering real estate. Frank Chen is based in Hong Kong and will be responsible for credit research on China's property sector, in addition to other Asia ex-Japan real estate coverage. ...

Report finds fresh barriers to funds management exports

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2016
... Economics for the FSC in 2014 found that if Australia could grow overseas-sourced funds under management equal to that of Hong Kong over the next decade, national GDP would grow by more than $4.2 billion, tax revenue would increase by $1.2 billion and ...

Investec takes stake in HNW investment intermediary

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
... particularly attracted to Wholesale Investor's overseas events and connectivity which aligns with our businesses in the UK and Hong Kong." Wholesale Investor chief executive Steve Torso added: ""We are delighted about the opportunity to work with Investec ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
... while British manufacturers had a tricky start to the year, there are more positive signs as output and demand stabilise." Hong Kong CPI inflation Easing food, transport and housing prices lowered Hong Kong's annual CPI inflation rate to 2.6% in May ...