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Sunrise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017
... sold over the past 12 months to March. Exports grew by 12.0% while imports jumped by 15.8%. And that is the good news. Japanese exports have been on an uptrend since the 14.0% drop recorded back in July last year, supported by the weaker yen and the ...

Pension fund embraces managed accounts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017
Asset managers experienced in real assets are being sought by the Japanese Government Pension Investment Fund to manage a separately managed account comprising global private equity, infrastructure and real estate investments. The SMA would hold global ...

Japan to drive real assets globally

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2017
... now expected to play a key role in funding the world's infrastructure and real estate. According to AMP Capital, the Japanese institutional investment environment is being transformed and investors are increasingly hungry for investment alternatives. ...

Japanese businesses have sunnier mood

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
The Bank of Japan's (BOJ) Tankan survey showed that the large manufacturers' sentiment index increased to a reading of plus 12 in the March quarter from the December quarter's plus 10 reading. While this is lower than market expectations for an increase ...

Life insurance ripe for disruption

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2017
... will not be "sustainable." The report also warns of the foreign players entering the Australian market, most notably Japanese insurers that are "having a significant impact." "These entrants have access to large capital pools, are used to operating in ...

Hastings wins Japanese government mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2017
Hastings Funds Management was awarded an infrastructure debt mandate by the $181 billion bank owned by the Japanese government. The Development Bank of Japan, which is managed by the Japanese Minister of Finance and provides investment and loan services ...

Australia winning silver in APAC fintech race

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
... investment to create an "innovative culture"; 40% of Australian firms self-reported to have achieved this. Similarly, 54% of Japanese respondents said they were "fully harnessing" data and analytics in their decision-making processes. About a third (30%) ...

A tale of three PMIs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2017
Two accelerations and one of moderation - this is the story painted by the latest updates on US, Eurozone and Japanese purchasing managers' index (PMI). While it still remains above the 50-expansion/contraction mark (for the 12th straight month), Markit's ...

Lifted by external demand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2017
Though below market expectations, the Japanese economy managed to stay afloat, up 0.2% (1% annualised rate) in the fourth quarter of last year that followed a 0.3% (1.4% annualized) increase in the three months ended September. This marked the fourth ...

Three for three

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
... kept monetary policy unchanged, all three expect better growth ahead. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) was first off the bat. The Japanese central bank decided to keep policy settings as they are at the conclusion of its 30-31 monetary policy meeting. The Policy ...