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Chief economist update: Devilish details

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2019

... overseas economies for the time being," it said at the time. The topline GDP growth figures give it bragging rights. Japanese GDP growth accelerated to 0.5% in the first quarter of 2019 from 0.4% in the December 2018 quarter and a 0.6% contraction in ...

Chief economist update: Japan becomes collateral damage in US-China trade war

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019

... the crossfire of the recent Sino-Yankee trade tensions, it's become collateral damage via the appreciation of the Japanese yen. The week before the war began, the Japanese yen had been depreciating against the US dollar - down 1.4% versus the greenback ...

Chief economist update: Inflation is dead

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 29 APR 2019

... reached an all-time high of 3.4% in 2009 in the Eurozone and was tagged to be growing at 2.3% in the December 2018 quarter. Japanese wages contracted by 0.8% in the year to February 2019 (they were growing at around 2% per annum in the 1990s), while ...

Chief economist update: Japan yearns for a weaker yen

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019

... launch TLTRO III in September; and is currently studying tiered deposit rates - should provide upward impetus on the Japanese yen going forward. While the weakening Japanese economy and renewed easing in inflation suggest yen depreciation, its relative ...

Chief economist update: Japan should raise taxes another day

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019

... other central across the globe is guarding against. But there's one major risk that is unique to Japan -- risk that Japanese authorities can mitigate or defer for times a-plenty. Fortunately, the BOJ's policy board members acknowledged this and ...

Emerging markets for the win: ABDO

KANIKA SOOD | WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019

... cheap. UK economy has done okay despite the Brexit kerfuffle." Other currencies Malaysian Ringgit, the Korean Won and the Japanese Yen are also relatively cheaper to the AUD, he said. Pyrford starts its investment process by deciding the countries it ...

Chief economist update: BOJ exit last year, BOJ easing this year

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019

Japanese officials and investors must be wiping the sweats from their foreheads after the Cabinet Office released its latest National Accounts report and showed the country dodged a recession. Japanese GDP grew 0.3% in the December 2018 quarter following ...

Tough quarter for world's largest pension fund

KANIKA SOOD | MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019

... before. The fund is heavily tilted towards stocks with about half its total assets spread in an even split across local Japanese and global equities. Domestic bonds were less at about 28% of the total assets, while foreign bonds made up about 17%, at ...

Chief economist update: The curse of Japan's consumption tax hike

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2019

... implementing a monetary policy exit strategy. Speculations started to gain prominence as early as January 2018, when the Japanese central bank "reduced purchases of 10 to 25 year bonds and 25 to 40 year paper by ¥10B ($88.39 million) each, from its ...

CFS tops up Morgan Stanley mandate

KANIKA SOOD | WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2019

... chief executive at October end. CBA's asset management business CFSGAM was excluded from the demerger and sold to Japanese bank Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation (MUTB) in a transaction expected to settle in mid-2019. Last month, Financial ...

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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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