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Industry buoyed by Trans-Pacific Partnership

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
... the fast-growing Asia-Pacific." FSC chief executive Sally Loane said the agreement complements free trade agreements with Japan, Korea and China and is a positive step in the right direction for financial services trade as Australia transforms into a ...

Nikko downgrades equities stance

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
... equity market. "We calculated that global equity valuations are at reasonably fair levels and that stocks can rise in Europe, Japan and Australia, but because we are less optimistic on the United States, we do not think it is worthwhile, especially with ...

Japan pension fund backs responsible investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2015
... Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) after a recent UN assembly meeting. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced that Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) would sign on in a move that "will surely contribute to the achievement ...

Central banks of the world, coordinate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2015

Japanese life giant to acquire rival

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... has announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Mitsui Life. Following industry speculation in August that Nippon, Japan's second-biggest life insurer, was planning to acquire Mitsui in September, the two companies have jointly announced a "basic ...

OPINION: Why ditching the monarchy makes sense in the Asian century

ANDREW BRAGG, DIRECTOR OF POLICY AT THE FINANCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... 2014, our government negotiated long awaited free trade agreements with three of our four top trading partners - China, Japan and South Korea. In this context we cannot argue that the vestiges of colonialism have held Australia back from becoming a republic. ...

Not happy Jan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... creates a problem for other central bankers such as the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) but more pointedly for the Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the European Central Bank (ECB). RBA Gov Glenn presented his rationale before the Australian Parliament's economics ...

Japan joins Asia Region Funds Passport

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
Japan and five other countries from the Asia Pacific region will join the Asia Region Funds Passport, which will ease the trade of managed funds within economies in Asia. South Korea, New Zealand, the Philippines, Thailand and Australia will also participate ...

The moment of truth cometh

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
... induce consumers to defer spending (when prices fall some more), lessen sales and profits and lower growth. Or, in a word, Japan. In this regard, the minutes of the Fed's 28-29 July meeting offers some insight. "Although energy prices and non-oil import ...

Invast launches thematic model portfolios

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015
... market volatility ahead," he said. Invast Australia is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invast Securities, which is listed in Japan.