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Chief economist update: All Ords rising

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
... on steel imports and 10% on aluminium. This has led to tit-for-tat threats with other countries, most specifically with China. But the tide has (or appears to have) turned. It turned after Trump announced on Twitter that, "ZTE, the large Chinese phone ...

Tech is all upside for insurance: HSBC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
... claims experiences in the Chinese market. These claims seem to echo statements of recent years about the uptake of fintech in China. In 2015, KPMG partnered with H2 ventures to release the Fintech 100 report, ranking leaders alongside 50 emerging companies. ...

Regtech scores deal with US bank

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2018
... quarter, an increase of 6% over previous quarter. It also extended its data capabilities to countries including Russia and China. The management is advancing commercial discussions with several large enterprise customers, in an attempt to raise its profile ...

Chief economist update: Talking trade tariffs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018
After the US-China "my tariffs are broader and bigger than yours" tit-for-tat, it's time for talks to bargain, hassle, negotiate and compromise. It's been nearly a month since America and China have exchanged tariff threats amounting to US$50 billion ...

Norway dominates sovereign wealth funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
... US$866 billion over the period; GPFG accounted for one-fifth of this amount. Coming second place with US$900 billion is China Investment Corporation (CIC), which posted strong AUM growth, largely boosted by recent stronger-than-expected Chinese economic ...

Chief economist update: Malcolm puts agricuture in the middle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2018
... 19th-largest trade in goods partner of the EU, while the EU represented Australia's third-largest trading partner after China and Japan in 2016." In addition, Malcolm's already running into strong opposition, "...nations led by Italy are pushing for ...

SMSF home bias drags returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
... the gap (See Graph 1). February saw a dramatic decline in most global equities markets with the exception of Australia; China A Shares fell nearly 6%, although remained positive over the 12 months with a return of 9.2%. The threat of trade wars also ...

Chief economist update: Can't get enough of war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... (and fake news), then moved on to North Korea (although this was instigated by Kim's nuclear "exercises"), then trade and China, last weekend Syria (and indirectly Syria's sponsor Russia), while at the same time waging war at home with the FBI, his own ...

Global pension fund appoints APAC lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018
... and co-head of investments (transactions). Chan is credited with leading the effort to establish Khazanah's presence in China, resulting in the opening of its Beijing office in 2008. It has opened an additional four regional offices since then. Based ...

Chief economist update: No target sign on India's back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
... "art of the deal" tactic or a true blue (fallacious) plan to make "America Great Again," only Trump knows - problem is, China's Supremo isn't blinking. To be sure, the prospect of an escalating trade war between the world's number-one and number-two ...