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Chief economist update: The good news and the good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
... 127.6 in December and 122.8 in January - the lowest level in nearly seven years. Now, for the good news: For the nth time, China has proven the experts wrong. Chinese GDP expanded by 6.8% in the year to the December quarter following a similar increase ...

Chief economist update: Consumers don't spend on confidence alone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
... economy has greatly improved from the recession of 2009 (recall, the "green sprouts") and more important for Australia, China's economy was growing at double-digit rates. But history shows that while the consumer sentiment index printed at 120.1 in January ...

Global wealth manager champions embattled digital currencies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... potential regulatory crackdowns. South Korean officials are reportedly looking at shutting down cryptocurrency exchanges, while China - which has already taken several actions against bitcoin, dating back to 2013 - is now looking to ban Chinese miners ...

Banks can take lead on financial inclusion

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
... small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in 60 emerging countries could reach as high as US$200bn, EY said. The research found China has the greatest potential revenues from financial inclusion, estimated at US$63.4bn, while Thailand (US$8.5bn) and Vietnam ...

Chief economist update: Bond sell bomb shell

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... so-called bond king, said he left the Japanese government bond market alone." "Mr Gross pointed to a report from Bloomberg that China plans to either slow or halt its purchases of Treasuries for one reason behind his negative view." CNBC completes the ...

UBS tops Australasian adviser tables for mergers and acquisitions

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
... Mergermarket record due to one megadeal - the US$15.9bn buyout of Singapore-based Global Logistic Properties by a consortium led by China Vanke and HOPU Logistics Investment. The top financial adviser of the year across APAC was Goldman Sachs, having ...

Happier New Year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
... Certainly, there'll be bumps along the way - relatively high valuation; Donald Trump's unpredictable leadership; Kim Jung-on; China's ballooning debt, Australia's property market and record household debt - but this early in 2018, the New Year's looking ...

FS has you covered in 2017

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
... potential impact of several European elections; central bank policy; commodity and property prices; and the outlook for China and Australia. SMSF Association National Conference More than 1300 financial advisers and self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) ...

Amazon still an early-stage company: Fundie

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2017
... marker for us because we believe that's the beginning of the S curve or the steep part of the growth curve," she said. "In China, online retail makes up 15% of retail. Alibaba, Tencent, JD.com - they are in the sweet spot of an S curve and are growing ...

Expecting the expected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2017
... before heading down "towards the 2% target in the medium term". What may have not been expected was the People's Bank of China's (PBOC) rate hike announcement. But the adjustment was so small, financial markets barely reacted to it. The PBOC lifted its ...