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The 2016 Census as a guide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2017
... were still the next most common countries of birth after Australia, the proportion of those born overseas who were born in China and India has increased since 2011 (from 6% to 8.3%, and 5.6% to 7.4% respectively). "The Philippines has swapped places ...

MSCI adds China to indices

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
Global equity index provider MSCI will add China A shares to two of its indices starting June 2018. More than 220 China A large cap stocks will be incorporated to the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, estimated to have a 0.73% weighting. China A shares will ...

Limited super investment in VC holding Australia back: AVCAL

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
... Australia's VC sector remains less than half that of the OECD + average (OECD nations plus a handful of others countries including China, Taiwan and Singapore), at just 0.023% of Australia's GDP compared to the OECD average of 0.049%. AVCAL chief executive ...

Cloudy skies in the land of the rising sun

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
... help provide support, much also depends on growth in the economies of our major export markets. While concerns remain for China - which accounts for roughly 34% of Australia's total exports - its economy should grow in line with the Politburo's 6.5% ...

Distribution reshapes globalisation: Capital Group

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
... account. "It's a transformational experience for people in Kenya and wider Africa. It's the same with WePay and AliPay in China." This, Budden said, reinforces his views of the emerging market consumer and the sheer power they can create. Using social ...

Moody's downgraded and upgraded China's ratings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017
... damn." This is one of the immortal quotes from the 1939 classic movie, "Gone With the Wind" and, it appears, the same words China's financial markets gave to Moody's Investors Service when it downgraded China's long-term local currency and foreign currency ...

AMP continues goals-based advice focus

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
... international markets, including Europe, North America and Asia. Continuing the rapid growth and increasing contribution of China businesses. Managing Australian wealth protection, New Zealand and mature businesses for capital efficiency and value, emerging ...

Australia ranks fifth for financial literacy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
... countries, and their ability to understand and apply knowledge to financial questions. The four countries ahead of Australia were China, Belgium, Canada and nations grouped as the Russian Federation. ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell said he welcomed these ...

Insurance counteracting ageing population risks

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
... insurance industry to fill the gap, new research from reinsurer Swiss Re shows. The 'ageing wallet' study of the US, UK, Japan, China and Australia's pension systems shows governments bear the cost (60%) of funding income, healthcare and inheritance ...

Latin America on institutional investment radar

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
... materials, semi-agricultural and infrastructure companies are also of high interest. Both countries' main trading partner is China. He says Columbia has a focus on oil and infrastructure, while Mexico is focused around manufacturing and telecoms. Both ...