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Chief economist update: Global easing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2019
... low of 1% at its August meeting - that came at about the same time as similarly surprising cuts from the Reserve Bank of India and the Bank of Thailand - while at the same time not discounting negative interest rates and/or quantitative easing. While ...

Chief economist update: Bonds do the limbo rock

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019
How low can they go? Be afraid, be very afraid. A great number of investors are buying into the relative safety of long-term government bonds despite their dwindling yields, and in the case of the Japanese and Eurozone 10-year government bonds, negative ...

Chief economist update: Race to the bottom redux

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2019
... it to keep rates unchanged. This was the central bank's first interest rate cut since April 2015. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reduced its repo rate by 35 bps to 5.4%, greater than market expectations for a 25 bps cut and the fourth cut this year. ...

AustralianSuper eyes $1.48bn in Indian infrastructure

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2019
... management and a co-investment pool of US $2.5 billion The fund's tenure is 15 years and it is denominated in Indian Rupees. India needs a US $1 trillion investment in its infrastructure, according to Confederation of Indian Industry. Earlier this ...

VGI Partners readies $1bn Asian fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
... in Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Australia," Luciano said. "We will maintain a watching brief on India, mainland China and the Philippines but will not be investing in companies listed in these jurisdictions for the foreseeable ...

Former adviser cops 20-year prison sentence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019
... Bennett's lavish lifestyle. Among other things, Bennett used the money to pay a website operator to arrange for priests in India to perform religious ceremonies to ward off federal investigators, purchase astrological gems, pay personal legal expenses ...

IFM Investors reports $114m in FY19 profits

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2019
... dictated by the investors but IFM would continue to invest in OECD countries. It is not yet looking for opportunities in India, which needs a US $1 trillion investment in its infrastructure, according to Confederation of Indian Industry. "We still remain ...

Industry fund changes asset consultant

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2019
A $12 billion industry superannuation fund has appointed a new asset consultant, ending a 17-year relationship with Willis Towers Watson. LGIAsuper has appointed JANA to act as its asset consultant, marking the third of its key external contracts to ...

Intiger makes global operations head redundant

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2019
... of global operations redundant as it ramps up cost cutting initiatives. Sharon Wright was appointed to oversee teams in India and the Philippines in May 2015. Her role was made redundant in light of the ASX-listed financial planning technology firm scaling ...

Investment bank names new APAC markets head

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
... Pacific markets business which focuses on credit, equities and macro in markets including Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and India. Pecot joined Barclays in 2018 as head of equities, where he was responsible for leading the Asia Pacific franchise. He has ...