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US Fed indicates several more half-percentage rate rises

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
... economic outlook was highly uncertain. Developments associated with Russia's invasion of Ukraine and COVID related lockdowns in China posed heightened risks for economies around the world, meeting minutes revealed. It said: "In light of the high degree ...

Morningstar bets on active fund managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2022
... acute stock mis-steps, notably on Alibaba and Tencent, which fell afoul of a government crackdown on technology firms in China," the researcher said. Morningstar reasoned the underperformance was "one-off (but damaging) disruption, and do not believe ...

AIA appoints risk, transformation roles

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... he joined as the head of group internal audit. Prior to AIA, Schipper was an audit partner in Deloitte's offices in China and South Africa. Mike Thornton vacated the role of chief risk officer, which he held since 2016, to become AIA's chief ...

MA Financial partners with Chinese asset manager

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
... economy," Martin said. "The MA ChinaAMC Equity Fund will ensure wholesale investors have access to on the ground expertise in China and aims to deliver long-term returns by targeting blue-chip companies with a sustainable competitive advantage primed ...

Mingshi Investment Management to launch local offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022
The Shanghai-headquartered investment manager has been handed an AFSL as it looks to roll out two local China-A shares funds for institutional and sophisticated investors. Following the opening of its Sydney office last month, Mingshi Investment Management ...

How to invest in China: Capital Group

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JAN 2022
... decelerate markedly and investors should prepare for a rough patch. "There's no way to sugarcoat it: Risks to investing in China have risen. Government intervention in the country's internet-related sectors, an everchanging regulatory environment and ...

HSBC AM names regional chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
... leading and growing HSBC AM's business in Asia Pacific and increase Hong Kong's core markets and expand its footprint in China, India, and ASEAN. Ho replaces Pedro Bastos, who is moving to the newly created role of chief investment officer for international ...

Joining the 1% around the world: Analysis

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
... mobility according to the analysis. A tiny, adjusted net national annual income per capita of $8394 means that a worker in China needs 101 years and three months to earn the $850,000 that would put them among the wealthiest 1% in the country. In the ...

Scariest themes for investors revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021
... Citi's clients signals they are wrestling with many macro and micro risks. Topics such as higher inflation, a slowdown in China and the impact of higher energy prices were front of mind during the conference," Citi Australia head of investor sales Mark ...

Economic recap: Week to September 17

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
Remember those Mao Zedong suits? The sartorial fashion that every man, woman and child in China wore (or were required to wear?) during Chinese chairman Mao's "Cultural Revolution" of 1966-1976? Those "uniforms" that comes in grey, navy blue or ...