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BOJ in (tactical) retreat

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015

... snips could be forthcoming. But while the RBNZ has mounted its horses, drew its sword to join the currency wars, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) looks to be tactically retreating. After reaching a 13-year low of A¥125.86 last Friday, the yen's rebounded and ...

Market to open higher

AAP | TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015

... for public holidays. In Tokyo the Nikkei reversed initial losses caused by profit-taking as investors bet on the Bank of Japan announcing more monetary easing, while the yen sits around 12-year lows against the US dollar. On Monday the US dollar was ...

Market to open lower

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015

... ended up 0.12 per cent, or 23.71 points, at 20,437.48 helped by a weaker yen, hopes for corporate earnings and the Bank of Japan's ultra-loose monetary policy. WELLINGTON - General insurer Tower has led the New Zealand share market's benchmark index ...

Damned lies and (actual) stats

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015

... -Paul Joseph Goebbels It may not be as sinister as what Adolf Hitler's propaganda minister intended it to be but the Bank of Japan (BOJ) continues to repeat its optimistic assessment over the outlook of its economy. The Japanese central bank would meet ...

That elusive 6000

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015

... upward pressure on the Australian dollar. It's now fetching US$0.7866 up from this year's low of US$0.7533. As the Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the European Central Bank (ECB) and every other "accommodating" central bank would tell you, we don't want that. ...

Steady with a chance of a surprise

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 27 APR 2015

In three days time, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) will again meet to talk about monetary policy. Chances are there's little chance of a change in policy settings. The BOJ board would decide to keep settings as they did at the 7-8 April gabfest -- key interest ...

PMI surveys say...

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015

... deterioration and at the same time ensure that PM Li gets his lowered growth target of 7.0%. All the money that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) has thrown at its problem thus far appears to have been going to nought - like its zero percent interest rate - in ...

I cut, you cut, I cut

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2015

... that it'll be patient for a little while longer (and still re-investing the proceeds of its asset purchases), the Bank of Japan (BOJ) that's in the midst of QE or the European Central Bank (ECB) that's about to kick-off its QE, perhaps as early as this ...

BOJ optimistic as forever

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015

As expected, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced no surprises following the conclusion of its 17-18 February monetary policy Board meeting. "The Bank of Japan will conduct money market operations so that the monetary base will increase at an annual pace ...

When Harry met Sally syndrome

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015

... it make a sound?" category. Not so for the Bank of Canada when it delivered a 25bps reduction to 0.75%. Nor the Bank of Japan when it announced a one-year extension (to March 2016) of its bank lending facility and pro-growth funding facility. Surely ...

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Mulino brings New Class of Advisers to life, guarantees fairer CSLR funding

KARREN VERGARA

Assistant treasurer Daniel Mulino will forge ahead with the New Class of Advisers (NCAs) as part of highly anticipated Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms and laid out a blueprint of how the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) will be fairer for financial advisers.

Munro Partners to acquire GSFM

VINNY VUCAGO

Munro Partners will acquire GSFM, the Australian investment fund management affiliate of CI Global Asset Management, in a deal designed to strengthen its local distribution capabilities.

Treasury consults on foreign investment framework reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Treasury has opened a consultation to review existing conditions required for foreign investment approvals in Australia.

Australians struggle to navigate super and age pension divide

VINNY VUCAGO

Australians are approaching retirement with growing uncertainty about how superannuation and the Age Pension will work together, with new research pointing to gaps in both preparedness and confidence.

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