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Platinum's lead PM for Asia fund departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021
... strategy. The Platinum Asia Fund invests in 50 to 100 listed Asian companies, with about 46% by assets in China, 12% in Korea and about 9% in India. Its top five holdings at November end included Samsung Electronics (6% of the portfolio), Taiwan Semiconductor ...

Australia in China's shadow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020
... for 35.3% of total exports in 2019/20, much more than our next five biggest export markets combined - Japan (11.8%), South Korea (5.8%), USA (5.8%), UK (4.4%), and India (3.9%). Australia's exports of goods and services, in turn, account for a big portion ...

Chief economist update: China turns crisis into opportunity

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
... month. Among its major trading partners, export shipments to the US jumped by 46.1%; Australia (22.6%); Taiwan (18.1%); South Korea (9.5%); the European Union (8.6%); and Japan (5.6%). Chinese import purchases increased slowed to 4.5% in the year to ...

Chief economist update: David Australia versus Goliath China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
... for 35.3% of total exports in 2019/20, much more than our next five biggest export markets combined - Japan (11.8%), South Korea (5.8%), USA (5.8%), UK (4.4%), and India (3.9%). Australia's exports of goods and services account for around 24.1% of ...

WTW calls for more investment in China

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
... of Chinese onshore assets is currently low, especially when compared to other major Asian markets like India, Japan and Korea. This is largely because Chinese capital markets have historically been difficult for outside investors to access.

Insight Investment Australia grows team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
... Principal, Ereira was manager, treasury sales for SMBC in Australia and had a role as dealer, money market and FX sales for Korea Exchange Bank based in London. "Ben is a great fit for our organisation. He has a strong track record working with clients ...

Chief economist update: The recession is over

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2020
... recession and its growth momentum is accelerating, from -6.8% the March quarter to +3.2% in June to +4.9% in September. South Korea - our third biggest export client (5.0%) - has bounced out of recession. The economy grew by 1.9% in the September quarter ...

Insurers prepare for tragic COVID-19 fall-out

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
... they're feeling insecure in that way." MetLife 360Health in Australia late last year after the program had some success in Korea and China. It provides wellbeing support services, aiming to assist people with mental health issues so that they are ...

Chief economist update: Australia's third arrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... Rounding up Australia's top five export markets: Japan, our second biggest export market, buys much less (11.1%); South Korea 5.7%; the US 5.4%; and, India 3.7%. China even purchases more "Made in Australia" goods than the OECD group of nations put ...

Global pension fund doubles down on APAC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
... Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The fund's existing office in Hong Kong will now focus on Greater China, South Korea and Japan. The $212 billion fund said its presence in the region is critical to its future growth, with $15.5 billion ...