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Aussie fund managers face machine learning challenges

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2018
... poll of 450 participants comprising traders, portfolio managers, analysts and market data practitioners in Asia shows Japanese firms are the most advanced in using machine learning to generate alpha. More than 50% of 140 respondents in Tokyo surveyed ...

Chief economist update: Stability is doing it for Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
... market has also benefitted from recent developments pointing to continued stability --in government and monetary policy. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's victory in the just-concluded ruling party leadership vote indicates the continued progression ...

Chief economist update: Japan's sun shines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2018
... vis-a-vis the greenback this year to date. The details of the national accounts also provide positive underpinnings for the Japanese economy with growth primarily driven by domestic private demand. Private demand expanded 1.1% over the June quarter ...

Integrity Life expands senior team

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2018
... board members on this exciting mission which aligns with my values and my aspirations for the industry." In June 2018, Japanese life insurer Daido Life acquired a 14.9% stake in Integrity Life. Integrity Life launched in early 2018 offering group risk ...

Australia's weekus horribilis

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
... against the greenback, the NZ$ appreciated by 1.0% over the week; the euro by 1.6% and the British pound by 0.8%. The Japanese yen declined by 0.5%. Similarly, the yield on Australian 10-year bonds declined to 2.52% (from 2.55% at the end of the previous ...

Chief economist update: Little market reaction from BOJ tweak

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
... prices including the effects of the consumption tax hike scheduled to take place in October 2019." "The bank will purchase Japanese government bonds (JGBs) so that 10-year JGB yields will remain at around zero percent. While doing so, the yields may ...

Aberdeen Standard launches AI-powered global equity fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2018
... quantitative investment approaches. In light of this, Aberdeen's quantitative investment strategies team has collaborated with Japanese robotics and financial technology think-tank Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Investment Technology Institute Mitsubishi (MTEC) ...

Schroders chief steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2018
... and asset consulting practice for Towers Perrin in Asia, based in Hong Kong. He joined Schroders in London in 2000 as a Japanese equities product manager and was the head of distribution for Australia between 2001 and 2004. Before he was appointed to ...

Chief economist update: The BOJ kills off specs (for now)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2018
... Japan (BOJ) once more hosed down recent speculations of a tweak in monetary policy towards an (early) exit. Sure, the Japanese central bank tweaked policy, but in the opposite direction. At the conclusion of its 30-31 July monetary policy meeting - where ...

Chief economist update: At the core-core of it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
... this day. The 30-31 July meeting is particularly significant given last week's flare-up of speculations that the Japanese central bank may tweak/change/alter/review its monetary policy operations and/or forward guidance. Speculations that have sent ...