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WTW calls for more investment in China

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
... of Chinese onshore assets is currently low, especially when compared to other major Asian markets like India, Japan and Korea. This is largely because Chinese capital markets have historically been difficult for outside investors to access.

Insight Investment Australia grows team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
... Principal, Ereira was manager, treasury sales for SMBC in Australia and had a role as dealer, money market and FX sales for Korea Exchange Bank based in London. "Ben is a great fit for our organisation. He has a strong track record working with clients ...

Chief economist update: The recession is over

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2020
... recession and its growth momentum is accelerating, from -6.8% the March quarter to +3.2% in June to +4.9% in September. South Korea - our third biggest export client (5.0%) - has bounced out of recession. The economy grew by 1.9% in the September quarter ...

Insurers prepare for tragic COVID-19 fall-out

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
... they're feeling insecure in that way." MetLife 360Health in Australia late last year after the program had some success in Korea and China. It provides wellbeing support services, aiming to assist people with mental health issues so that they are ...

Chief economist update: Australia's third arrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... Rounding up Australia's top five export markets: Japan, our second biggest export market, buys much less (11.1%); South Korea 5.7%; the US 5.4%; and, India 3.7%. China even purchases more "Made in Australia" goods than the OECD group of nations put ...

Global pension fund doubles down on APAC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
... Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The fund's existing office in Hong Kong will now focus on Greater China, South Korea and Japan. The $212 billion fund said its presence in the region is critical to its future growth, with $15.5 billion ...

Chief economist update: Prime Minister Suga

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... "...Australia's Victoria state recorded fewest infections since 26-Jun as restrictions lift in regional areas. South Korea eased social distancing curbs, including lifting ban on indoor dining and allowing leisure facilities to open. Tokyo government ...

Mainstream expands private equity offering

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
... complete system for accounting, CRM, investment and a configurable limited partner (LP) investor portal. The group signed Korea Development Bank Asia (KDBA) as its first APAC based client to be administered on Allvue (formerly AltaReturn). Mainstream ...

Australia most active region in Q2: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
New research has revealed that Australians were the most active institutional investment community within the Asia Pacific region in the second quarter of the year, with interest directed to long-only Australian equity strategies. The research, by institutional ...

NPS buffers COVID-19 shocks

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... and international equity. The first half of 2020 has been "extremely difficult" as financial markets inside and outside of Korea suffered unprecedented challenges of the worldwide spread of coronavirus, NPS said. Despite the domestic and global stock ...