William Blair on the silk road rally

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Recently in Australia to promote William Blair’s Unit Trusts, launched last year, William Blair’s International and Global Equity Specialist, Romina Graiver, said the Chicago-based asset manager’s views of the China... Read more continue reading

China eyes liquidity war as equities gyrate

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Beijing’s swift and high-handed policy response to the Chinese stock market’s sharp correction has raised eyebrows. In our view, however, a greater issue is whether policymakers will abandon their reform... Read more continue reading

China’s threat to the global economy

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Research from Standard Life Investments, the global investment manager, suggests that the biggest threat to the global economy is currently China. In the latest edition of Global Outlook, Standard Life... Read more continue reading

China is having an impact on the Australian Dollar

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The eyes of the world are on Greece as it has the potential to undermine confidence in Europe, but China is a much bigger story, says George Lucas, managing director... Read more continue reading

Will corporate governance be big in Japan?

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New research from Standard Life Investments, the global investment manager, suggests that improvements in corporate governance at Japanese companies have the potential to raise the value of the Japanese stock... Read more continue reading

China’s LGFV debt swap – Shining light on the Shadows

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Ever since China’s 2009 stimulus program, commentators have expressed concern over the swelling of Chinese local government debt burdens – a feeling that only intensified as GDP growth slowed, exposing... Read more continue reading

Long/short – a strategy for all seasons

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The current investment environment Any discussion about the outlook for the Australian economy and Australian sharemarket needs to start with China. It’s no surprise that China has been a massive... Read more continue reading

Global equities: Finding value in a post-QE world

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Interview with Will Low, Head of Global Equity, Nikko Asset Management Q: Over the past few years, we’ve seen valuation convergence, falling stock correlations and lower risk premiums. Given this... Read more continue reading

Australian businesses still failing to understand Asian region & the real opportunities

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Connect ASEAN founder and CEO Paul Tynan welcomes and supports the recent description of the export of financial services to Asia by Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey as Australia’s ‘greatest ever... Read more continue reading

Europe looks to have stolen Japan’s mojo

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Australian Ethical observes indicators that track the production and movement of goods and services through an economy’s supply chain to gauge current trading conditions. Each month they update their proprietary... Read more continue reading