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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 ...

Tech selloff builds cash pile at Pengana

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
... don't fluctuate with the markets," Cvetanovski said. It's making core placements, such as the gas distribution system in China, but taking opportunistic bets such as Dutch ETF maker Flow Traders which thrives on market volatility. The only no-go zone ...

Chief economist update: Japan's other war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
... said it...Japan appears to be the one applying this dictum in the midst of the current trade war threat. While the US and China are in the midst of a game of poker - I'll see your US$50 billion "Made in China" proposed tariffs with a US$50 billion "reciprocal ...

Chief economist update: Synchronised global slowing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... manufacturing would continue threatening to derail the synchronised growth upswing. This has recently become more real with a China Commerce Ministry spokesman quoted as saying: "China will take equivalent measures on US goods at the same level and scale" ...

CBA mulls sale of Indonesian life business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... include its general insurance capabilities. At the time CBA announced it was also exploring options for its equity stake in China's BoComm Life Insurance which it acquired by way of a joint venture in 2010 with the nation's Bank of Communications.

Chief economist update: The survey says...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
With China in the centre of US president Donald Trump's protectionist crosshairs, China needs the result of latest surveys on its economy like a hole in the head...or so it seems. In early March, China's purchasing managers' indices surveyed by both ...