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Chief economist update: Japan reopens for business

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020

... Japan for on this day Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared the country's state of emergency over. We salute you our Japanese brothers and sisters, for Japan has flattened its coronavirus curve despite the government not having constitutional powers ...

CBA sells CommSec Adviser Services

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020

The Commonwealth Bank has entered into an agreement to sell AUSIEX, which trades as CommSec Adviser Services, to a Japanese firm. Nomura Research Institute, a Japanese technology solutions and business consulting firm, has entered into an $85 million ...

Chief economist update: BOJ expands Enhancement of Monetary Easing

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020

... of COVID-19 subsiding and on the magnitude of the impact on domestic and overseas economies". This is also because the Japanese central bank's latest forecasts are "based mainly on the assumption that, while the impact of the spread of COVID-19 remains ...

Chief economist update: Credit ratings downgrades versus fiscal salvation

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020

... The Bank of Japan (BOJ) acted quickly in response to the coronavirus outbreak. In an emergency meeting on March 16, the Japanese central bank announced it would buy ETFs at an annual pace of ¥12 trillion, double its J-REIT purchases to ¥180 billion ...

Schroders appoints regional leadership

HARRISON WORLEY | TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020

... the firm has appointed former Pictet Asset Management managing director Noriaki Kurose as country head of the firm's Japanese office. Schroders Group chief executive Peter Harrison said the appointments underlined the firm's commitment to the region. ...

Macquarie shares halve in COVID-19 sell-off

ALLY SELBY | FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020

... are looking to our global counterparts for guidance, Rodda said. "I think the markets are looking at the European and Japanese experiences in the past when it comes to these policies, and concluding that it could be a tough economic environment for the ...

Chief economist update: Coronaphobia sickens Japan

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020

... tumble in imports and a 0.4% decline in exports. That was bad then...and that was before coronaphobia. Recent reports that Japanese real wages rose by 0.7% in January - the first increase in four months - or 2.8% year-on-year would have provided a positive ...

Chief economist update: Japan fails to learn from history (yet again)

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020

... the third quarter) and fell by 0.4% in the year to the December quarter after surging by 1.8% in the previous quarter. Japanese authorities can finger the blame on Typhoon Hagibis - which battered the country in October last year - and/or the lingering ...

SSGA promotes local SPDR boss

HARRISON WORLEY | THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020

... almost doubled the size of the SPDR team," Tobin said. "Meaghan's ETF expertise will be welcomed by the Hong Kong and Japanese markets, where growth in ETFs has outpaced other key regional areas. Institutional investors in Hong Kong and Japan are ...

Chief economist update: Coronavirus threatens Tokyo Olympics

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020

... coronavirus has put a big question mark on this. Of greater concern is the cancellation of the Tokyo Olympics altogether. Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo announced that the Games will proceed. But if the coronavirus persists heading into July, there'll ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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