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Asia leads growing green bond market

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017
... 2016, underlining investor and issuer interest, especially exposure to environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk. China accounted for more than 48% (US$54.6 billion) of green bond issuance in the 12 month period, extending the view that the asset ...

NAB sells Asian private wealth arm

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017
... UK, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Singapore make up the rest of the mortgage portfolio. NAB general manager Asia (ex-Greater China) Neil Parekh did not specify how the transition will affect staff, but said the bank will be "supporting our people as we ...

Global economy biased toward active management

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
... (79%) investors said they favour active managers to help generate alpha in this current environment mired by low yields, China market woes and geopolitical events. About all (95%) of the 200 global professional investors surveyed generally favoured active ...

Super reform impacts AMP results

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
... increased its assets under administration as it builds on its market-leading position," Meller said. Strong cash flows from China Life AMP Asset Management and its Infrastructure Debt Fund III fundraising saw AMP Capital record new external cash flows ...

Budget Eve

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
... out of the US, the Eurozone, Japan and the UK suggest that this is broadening still. And while there's a bit of slowing in China - manufacturing and services sector PMI declined in April - they remain in expansion territory. Governor Lowe's statement ...

Which part of the elephant are you holding?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
... iron ore, and tin. Coal prices are expected to average $70/ton in 2017 (up 6 percent from 2016) due to continued efforts by China to reduce coal supply. Natural gas prices are projected to rise 15 percent in 2017. Precious metals prices are projected ...

Fearless forecasting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2017
... dynamics. Who's to say Australia's economic growth would outstrip other advanced economies over the next 23 years? Exhibit A: China. It outstripped Japan as the world's second biggest economy in 2010. As at the end of 2016, China's GDP stood at US$11.8 ...

China slowing to target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
... it's the official tally or the private sector one, the latest purchasing managers' surveys point to slowing expansion in China's manufacturing sector and suggesting a weak start to the second quarter. China's official National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) ...

Australia can benefit from Brexit and Trump

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... investors concerned with trade barriers resulting from Brexit and the Trump administration should focus on countries such as China and India where economic growth opportunities are in abundance, particularly around distribution systems for chilled and ...

O Canada

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
... protectionist' policy remains at the back of everyone's minds but that has been allayed by his statement, "Why would I call China a currency manipulator when they are working with us on the North Korean problem?" after his cordial meeting with Chinese ...