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NAB fixed income sales director moves to BOC

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019
Bank of China hired a former NAB and FIIG fixed income sales director for its Sydney offices as it sees its Australian business grow. Mark Todd is joining Bank of China as its head of fixed income sales. In his most recent role, Todd was a director ...

Hong Kong hedge funds suffering: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
As protests continue in Hong Kong, hedge funds based in the region have seen the first negative net outflows recorded by the industry in a decade. Small to medium-sized funds, overseeing up to US$500 million in assets, have "bore the brunt" of investor ...

Trillionaires around the corner: study

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019
The world is only six years away from welcoming its first trillionaire, according to a new study that looked at the private wealth of the world's richest denizens. Amazon founder and chief executive Jeff Bezos is on the way to becoming the first ...

Recognition for industry leader in fight against slavery

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2019
The head of ESG research at Ausbil Investment Management has been recognised with an Anti-Slavery Australia's Freedom Award for his work in combatting slavery. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny was awarded a Certificate of High Commendation for his contribution ...

IMF predicts bleak Australian outlook

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2019
The International Monetary Fund has predicted Australia's economy will weaken a full percentage point in 2019 down to 1.7% growth from 2.7% last year. In its latest World Economic Outlook report, the IMF warned of a "synchronised global slowdown" to ...

Chief economist update: Japan tightens fiscal policy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
Just as the clamour among central banks for fiscal policy aid continue to grow - recently supported by prescriptions from international institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank (WB), the World Trade Organisation (WTO) ...

Chief economist update: Synchronised forecasts for a synchronised slowdown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
"Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water..." - Jaws The history of the US-China trade negotiations has followed a pattern ever since it began in 2018 - rhetoric from both sides building hopes for a deal only to be followed by escalating ...

Chief economist update: Are capital markets the next Sino-US battleground?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2019
US president Donald Trump might be thinking that it's a small price to pay - sending the US equity market down - in return for his broader objective of getting China to wave the white flag in this seemingly never-ending trade battle. US benchmark ...

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

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
China's come a long way, baby! 1 October 2019 marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. The Politburo has much to celebrate and boast about. It didn't happen overnight, but it did happen. Chairman Mao ...

QIC launches China bond fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
The $80 billion Queensland-based asset management giant has received official approval for its partnered fund that will invest in China corporate bonds. The US$50 million QIC Ping An China Corporate Bond Fund is a partnership between QIC and China's ...