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Aussie bonds attractive to global investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
... described local bond markets as resilient because they provide diversified exposure in comparison to other advanced economies, with 1.5 to 3% yields attractive to global investors realising that low rates are here to stay. "Our clients tell us they continue ...

Narev points to GFC for bank dissatisfaction

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
... saying one of the major reasons why we haven't felt the benefits is because globally the banking system let down the economies that it is meant to help thrive," Narev said. The chief executive admitted during the GFC the bank let customers down and took ...

NAB private wealth vet takes on key China relationship role

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2016
... experience standing within the Australian Chinese community join us at the SILC Group. "As one of the leading global economies, the Chinese market represents an important and key business market for the SILC Group. With her banking experience, language ...

Global investment landscape needs rethink

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... it's not slowing down. Budden pointed to multinationals that were still yet to really discover their role in developing economies and said these firms will form entirely different operating models. Similar could be said for ideas and companies that are ...

Asia-Pacific leads global HNW population and wealth

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... the region, allowing investors to overcome slow Chinese GDP growth, a stagnant Japanese economy and volatile EU and US economies. China and Japan drove more than 90% of Asia-Pacific's and 60% of the global HNWI wealth growth in 2015, adding more than ...

Slow, slower, slowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
... are correct). Similarly, the median inflation rate has decline from the 1998-2007 average of 2.1% to 0.5% for advanced economies (again, assuming perfect foresight) and from 4.9% to 3.0% for emerging market and developing economies. One thing I found ...

More transparency needed on fossil fuel investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... said. Analyst and report author, Daniel Gocher, said: "With the Paris agreement being ratified by the world's biggest economies and aiming to keep the world under two degrees warming, we know that a large proportion of current fossil fuel reserves cannot ...

Ageing population presents investment potential

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
... insights from AMP Capital. The new white paper published by AMP Capital associate director Christopher Deves looks at the economies of Japan, China and Korea, and highlights how their ageing populations are generating a growing need for aged care homes ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016
... positive reading, but if sustained, China's increased import consumption could provide an engine of growth for other economies. Exports declined by 2.8% in the year to July, an improvement from the previous month's 4.4% contraction and better than expectations ...

Super funds seeking low carbon mandates

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016