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Think of China as the new America

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
... 2015. However, the growth rate will diverge from one region to another, with the United States leading the pack, Europe and Japan stagnant or growing at a slow rate and China slowing. Probyn also noted that the recent and on-going falls in oil prices ...

A Fed surprise?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
... monetary policy between the Fed - expected to raise interest rates sometime this year - and quantitative easing by the Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the European Central Bank (ECB) leaves markets no other option but to catch a ride with greenback. Financial ...

Reasons to cheer amid gloomy predictions

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
... a low return environment." Looking abroad will be another key trend in 2015. Lower valuations in the European Union and Japan are likely to attract long term focused investors, while "any stock exposed to the United States economy will do well," Sherwood ...

Dai-ichi Life expands US, Asia Pacific presence

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
Dai-ichi Life, Japanese parent company of Australian life insurer TAL, is expanding its operations in the US and Asia Pacific regions. It announced last week that it would be establishing regional headquarters in these regions, along with acquiring ...

Multi asset and income in favour: PIMCO

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... PIMCO's managing director for the region Eric Mogelof. Over several months, Mogelof visited clients in Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Asia. He found five themes common to the wider region. Aside from a focus on multi asset solutions and a preference ...

AMP Capital issues deflation warning

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... fall. However, Oliver reassures that sustained 1930s or Japanese style deflation is unlikely as central banks in Europe and Japan continue to pursue quantitative easing strategies which promote inflation, while the US, China and India are maintaining ...

Central bank surprises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... peg? "We're convinced that the cap on the franc must remain the pillar of our monetary policy." Then there's the Bank of Japan surprise. It now predicts a core inflation rate of 1.0% in fiscal year 2016 starting 1 April - a big drop from its previous ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... Kathleen Brooks told AFP. HONG KONG - Tokyo shares have fallen, countering a broad rally in Asian markets, after the Bank of Japan slashed its inflation forecast and held off fresh easing measures after a two-day meeting. The yen rose against both the ...

So sure it's certain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
It's a done deal! No more ifs, ors, ands and buts. You can bet the house on it - including all its contents (breathing or otherwise) - that four days from now, on 22 January, you, I and Irene would hear the European Central Bank (ECB) announce two letters ...

J.P. Morgan acquires Asia REIT platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2015
... Investors Asia Pacific real estate platform, a direct real estate investment management platform operating in Australia, Japan and Singapore. Through this acquisition, J.P. Morgan Asset Management has taken on the investment management of existing Asia ...