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Chief economist update: OECD sees stronger growth ahead

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
... it - annus horribilis 2020 - when economic growth forecasts were being sliced as the coronavirus epidemic that started in China turned into a pandemic of biblical proportions. You and I and Irene had nowhere to hide. The butcher, the baker and the candlestick ...

AMP and Ares enter JV

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
... equities and fixed income segments as its scale is unable to compete with global players. He explained the 20% shareholding in China Life Pension Company and the proposed 40% joint venture with Ares are "synergistic" to the rest of the business but effectively ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore is hot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
... billion tonnes recorded in 2017. The recent resurgence of COVID-19 infections in at least 11 regions in three provinces in China, which had prompted authorities to impose restrictions and lockdown measures to stem the spread of the virus, could again ...

Platinum's lead PM for Asia fund departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021
... version of the 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) ...

Australia in China's shadow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020
"Convince your enemy that he will gain very little by attacking you; this will diminish his enthusiasm" - Sun Tzu, The Art of War It would be surprising and un-Chinese for China not to heed the prescriptions of one of its famous son, Sun Tzu - a military ...

ASIC takes action on Union Standard

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
... undertaken and the profits which clients could generate. Union Standard also traded in margin FX products to clients in China in circumstances, the watchdog claimed, it was illegal for Chinese residents to deal or trade in those foreign exchange contracts. ...

Chief economist update: East and west at crossroads

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
... Australia is correct to stand its ground. But as the US-China trade war proved, directly antagonising the powers that be in China will only increase the dragon's aggression. If the mighty US cannot make China kowtow to its wishes, what hope does ...

Chief economist update: China turns crisis into opportunity

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
... South Korea (5.9%). Second and third and fourth wave (Hong Kong) of coronavirus infections should keep demand for "Made in China" PPE's and working from home gadgets elevated until a vaccine becomes widely distributed. Speaking of the vaccine, China's ...

Chief economist update: China keeps on going and going

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020
If not for its ongoing diplomatic and trade tensions with Beijing, Australia would be beaming and congratulating China for the strengthening momentum in its economy and this, after having survived the pandemic without plunging into a recession. After ...

WTW calls for more investment in China

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has called for greater investment in China despite rising tensions between Australia and China which has led to several trade disputes and ongoing vitriol between leaders. The two research papers from WTW said Chinese assets ...