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The BOJ's boring Halloween

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2017
... but for the Bank of Japan (BOJ) 'twas a fairly ho-hum event. At the conclusion of its 30-31 October policy meeting, the Japanese central served treats: As expected, it kept policy unchanged - interest rate at -0.1%; 10-year JGB yield target at around ...

Advice industry compensation bill hits $37m

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
... more diverse; recent years have seen an increase in foreign ownership in the life insurance industry, particularly by Japanese insurers, which have acquired substantial stakes in a number of local life insurers," the report said. In the group insurance ...

Enter the dragon

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
... December; there's Catalonia's own attempt to exit from Spain scuttled by Madrid suspending Catalan's autonomy; there's the Japanese elections where sitting PM Shinzo Abe won by landslide (Abenomics lives on); and closer to home, New Zealand's election ...

Go ahead BOE, make my day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2017
... before this day, the British pound staged a sterling rally - it soared to pre-Brexit levels against the US dollar and the Japanese yen (and to a two-month high against the strengthening euro). That was on 14 September when the Bank of England (BOE) kept ...

Japanese sun rises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
... shortage of explanations for the Nikkei's jump. The synchronised upswing in the global economy: This should help underpin Japanese exports. The improved outlook on the Japanese economy and company earnings. In its World Economic Outlook report for October ...

The BOJ's educated hope

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
... respectively. Yep, not until FY19/20, assuming that the BOJ's lowered forecasts turned out right. Predictions that based on the Japanese central bank's outlook that: "Japan's economy is likely to turn to a moderate expansion. Domestic demand is likely ...

The British pound's sterling reversal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
Now that's how you jawbone a currency. The British pound soared to pre-Brexit levels against the US dollar and the Japanese yen - and to a two-month high against the strengthening euro - at the close of last week's trading. And no, it's not because ...

Former BlackRock president joins Yarra board

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017
... Asia-Pacific region. Degawa said he was excited to join Yarra's board, adding: "The firm has an excellent reputation in the Japanese market, and I look forward to working with the team to deepen relationships with current clients and expand the firm's ...

US$4.1 billion infrastructure debt fundraising secured

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2017
... US$300 million, and Canada where some of the country's large pension plans invested in our strategy for the first time. Japanese investors, early adopters of infrastructure debt as an investment strategy, were also strong supporters of the fund." Jones ...

Annuity sales boost Challenger results

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... distribution network and product offerings. Long-term sales, which include lifetime annuities and 20-year maturity from its Japanese business Mitsui Sumitomo Primary Life Insurance or MS Private, accounted for 40% of life sales. In October 2016, Challenger ...