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Anticipatory and moderate adjustments had become necessary

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014

... economic and financial agents react as they wished, hoped and prayed. Nah Virginia, China is a command economy. The Politburo commands and economic and financial agents better do as ordered or... heads will roll. Jitters over a slowdown in the Chinese ...

Calendrically weak

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014

... fixed asset investment all printed below market expectations. But never mind this, China has the determination - the Politburo says 7.5% growth - the scope - benign inflation (2.0%) - and the wherewithal - nearly US$4 trillion in foreign exchange reserves ...

China's communist and it works

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014

... do it." Dear Clive's ranting, in this case, is more trouble for Australia not China (depending on how seriously the Politburo takes him). But I digress. They - yes them - say that China is in trouble (again and for the nth time) after the National Bureau ...

China's winning

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014

... already begun to accelerate from the 7.4% annual pace in the first quarter to 7.5% in the June quarter, thanks to the Politburo's implementation of "mini-stimulus" measures that include infrastructure spending, credit relaxation and expansion to rural ...

Good or bad, it's all good

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014

... away US$10 billion a month for the yankee-doodle-dandys to play with. While it's quite the opposite in Beijing - the Politburo's stimulating - the effect is going the way as PM Li Keqiang wants. HSBC/Markit's preliminary estimate of China's manufacturing ...

The scares that weren't

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014

... wherefore's - and this is, what I've been typing so many times in the past - the kindness of central banks (and the politburo, in China's case). The CB's are in no hurry to lift interest rates. They would not lift a finger until they deem that their ...

Wagging the giant doggie

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014

... its economy does not function according to classical or neo-classical economic dynamics - but a command economy - the politburo commands, the economy asked "do you want fries with that?" About this time last month during his visit to Mongolia, Premier ...

First quarter stasis and A$ ADHD

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014

... of around six months or that type of thing". Optimism over speculation that China's slowing economy would prompt the Politburo to announce growth-enhancing measures to ensure the economy grows at 7.5% as targeted. But if you thought, picking the equity ...

Whatever works

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014

... GDP in 2010-2012 after steadily rising from 34.6% in 2001. These latest China policy developments indicate that the Politburo is prepared to do whatever works to ensure that Li gets the targeted 7.5% growth that Li likes.

Li likes 7%, maybe 7.2%

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014

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Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

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Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

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The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

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