India is poised to achieve a rare economic feat over China

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India’s new Prime Minister Narendra Modi had only been in power three months before he did an estimated $1 trillion worth of damage to the global economy. In Bali in August

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Westpac China report reveals impact of renminbi liberalisation

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Westpac Institutional Bank yesterday launched a Special Report on the liberalisation of China’s financial system and the benefits for customers across Asia, Australia and New Zealand as economic ties with China

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AMP to acquire 19.9% of China Life Pension Company

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AMP Limited, Australia and New Zealand’s leading independent wealth management business, announced it has agreed to acquire a 19.99 per cent stake in China Life Pension Company Limited, the largest

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China’s admired autocratic model is built on myths

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Autocratic capitalism as an economic development model has won converts in recent years, especially as the increase in wealth achieved by China’s dictatorship swamps that of, say, India’s system of

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Weekly market & economic update – week ending 24 October, 2014

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets continue to recover from their recent falls helped by a combination of good earnings news in the US, better

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Chinese growth at five year lows

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Chinese data; Reserve Bank Board minutes; Consumer confidence Chinese economic data: The Chinese economy grew at 7.3 per cent annual pace in the September quarter – ahead of forecasts (7.2 per

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Weekly market & economic update – week ending 26 September, 2014

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets had a rough week weighed down by a combination of worries about the Fed, tough action against US companies

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Currency markets heat up, says Instreet

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Two events are set to grab the most attention this week – the outcome of the US Federal Reserve’s policy meeting and the referendum on Scottish independence. Both are important

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Nathan Lim updates Australian Ethical’s global energy policy assessment

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Australia Headlines Western Australia’s energy market is broken – wholesale electricity prices ($180 per megawatt hour) cost more than unsubsidised solar and wind, more than double rates in Eastern Australia

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