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Mary Manning exits Ellerston Capital

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
... will join another boutique. Manning was the portfolio manager of the Ellerston Asia Growth Fund, which invested in Asia ex-Japan stocks and returned 1.3% over the benchmark's 7.19% in the three years ending May. The fund was behind the benchmark ...

Chief economist update: Japan still waiting for the sun to rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
... month. The annual rate of core inflation turned into a positive 0.1% from April's minus 0.1% rate. Still, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) remains optimistic, noting in its 17-18 June meeting that: "Although the level of Japan's economic activity, mainly ...

Chief economist update: Thank you, my frenemy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021
... in May - dwarfing the increase in exports to Hong Kong ($622 million) and Singapore ($133 million) combined. Exports to Japan declined in May by 4% and 11%, respectively. China may have put limits on sundry Australian products, but it still can't ...

Australia among the richest nations

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2021
... 1805 millionaires at the end of 2020, increasing by 392 year on year. Australia is among several countries like Germany, Japan, France, the UK China, Canada, the Netherlands and Italy that saw a jump in the number of millionaires. One factor driving ...

Fidante readies new boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2021
Challenger's multi-boutique business has signed a new emerging markets manager, Financial Standard understands. Ox Capital Management will invest in emerging markets securities, with Fidante as a shareholder and distribution and infrastructure provider. ...

Aussie PE, VC assets hit milestone

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021
... estate (10%). Venture capital is most popular in Greater China as 46% of its private assets are allocated to this strategy. Japan-based private equity assets on the other hand focused on buyouts, which have reached $28.8 billion (US$22bn). Despite significant ...

Chief economist update: Deflated expectations lift deflation expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021
... many, if not most, of its central bank peers - led by the Fed -- are pushing back against inflation concerns, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) cannot seem to drive growth in the country's consumer prices significantly beyond zero. In his press conference ...

AUSIEX launches, announces leadership team

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2021
Commonwealth Bank's former trading platform for financial advisers, now known as AUSIEX, has unveiled its executive lineup after being acquired by a Japanese firm. CommSec Adviser Services (CAS) has rebranded to AUSIEX (Australian Investment Exchange) ...

Lessons from GPIF: Mizuno

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021
... policy makers," he said. "My definition of fiduciary duty is to deliver what we are requested to do. It became very clear if Japan aim for 1.5 degrees, meaning net zero by 2050, our portfolio performance would be better." Mizuno proposes asset owners ...

BlackRock unifies offering, rejigs executives

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021
... With the iShares role, Kingston takes over from Christian Obrist who has been promoted to lead iShares distribution Asia ex-Japan out of Hong Kong. BlackRock head of wealth and banks Chantal Giles has been appointed to the expanded role of head of iShares ...