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Paris adds to the "why nots" for a December lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
... China (new target 6.5%) and the Eurozone (real GDP growth eased to 0.3% in the third quarter from 0.4% in the second) and Japan (forecast to fall into another recession when its third quarter growth is released) and emerging markets. In its latest report ...

The importance of Asian trade agreements

GREG O'NEILL, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE, LA TROBE  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015

AXA IM targets under-researched stocks

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
... universe is $6.7 billion of small cap stocks above US$100 million ($139.6 million) in North America (58.1%), Europe (25.3%), Japan (10.1%) and Asia Pacific (6.5%).

Finsia partners with Hong Kong institute

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
... the peak body for securities institutes in the Asian region and includes representatives from Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Taipei and Thailand. The HKSI Institute offers a comprehensive program of professional training, events and internationally ...

Six point five is PM Li's new like

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015
... "like" and we all know premier Li gets what premier Li likes. Stay tuned (for confirmation) and oh, also for the Bank of Japan's monetary policy announcement later today.

MLC insurance sale to cost NAB $1.5bn

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
National Australia Bank (NAB) has agreed to sell 80% of MLC's insurance business for $2.4 billion, but it estimates it will lose over $1.5 billion in the transaction. The bank told investors that the transaction would involve an indicative loss of $1.1 ...

NAB sells insurance business to Nippon Life

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
National Australia Bank (NAB) has sold 80% of its MLC life insurance business to Japanese insurer Nippon Life for $2.4 billion. NAB will retain ownership of its superannuation, platforms, advice and asset management businesses. It will also retain the ...

Christmas in October

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015
... Rights) basket of currencies. I'll give what they're giving. The ECB and the PBOC's latest moves could encourage the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to follow suit, after all its economy is the weakest compared with that of the Eurozone and China. The BOJ meets ...

Santa Mario brings cheers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
... meet on 15-16 December. We might get more than a promise from the BOJ's Kuroda though. Deteriorating economic conditions in Japan have bumped up expectations for more policy accommodation even before the ECB's yuletide cheer. The euro's 1.1% depreciation ...

Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
... be due to the improving Japanese economy - the "three arrows" are hitting their mark. That is if you believe the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) optimistic rhetoric that, "Japan's economy has continued to recover moderately" and "On the domestic demand side, business ...