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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
... Michigan consumer sentiment survey (reported earlier) where the index rose to 93.8 in November from 87.2 in October. Japanese consumer spending Some reports note that the latest update on the Japanese consumer provided mixed, if not confusing, messages. ...

Trump's helping hand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2016
... down 2.6% versus the greenback this year to date (it was up 2.5% pre-Trump) and at the close of last week's trade the Japanese yen's strength against the US dollar has weakened to 8.5% (year-to-date) from 16.7% the week before Trump became US president-elect. ...

Japanese bank Nomura ups ante in robo-advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
... questions relating to their financial situation and goals. But unlike other robo-advice products already available in the Japanese market, Nomura's version has a couple of additional overlays: an "Investor Style Diagnostics" which gauges the investor's ...

Japan ripe for investment

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016
... for investors to reengage with Japan. Head of Japan at Wisdom Tree Jesper Koll argues the hype that once surrounded the Japanese market has now diminished and has left investors with the opportunity to invest in a market experiencing cyclical recovery ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
Japan GDP Preliminary estimates of Japan's third quarter economy provided a positive surprise. Japanese real GDP growth accelerated to a quarterly rate of 0.5% in the three months to September from 0.2% in the June quarter and more than double market ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
... rising at their second-fastest pace since July 2011 Japan consumer confidence After improving in August and September, Japanese consumer confidence has reversed, down to 42.3 in October from 43.0 in the previous month and disappointing market expectations ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2016
... inflation rate accelerated slightly to 0.5% in October from 0.4% in the previous month and 0.2% in August. Japan retail sales Japanese retail spending was flat in the month of September, an improvement from the 1.1% drop in the previous month (if you ...

Challenger reveals key annuity relationships

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2016
... the world's most rapidly ageing populations who are looking for income from longer dated products due to the negative Japanese interest rate environment. "MS Primary's local expertise and extensive distribution footprint combined with our risk management ...

ClearView welcomes new strategic shareholder

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016
A Japanese life insurance company has acquired a strategic stake in ClearView Wealth and has announced a collaboration partnership between the two companies. Sony Life Insurance (Sony Life) has agreed with Crescent Capital Partners to acquire a 14.9% ...

Instos should reconsider hedging strategies: PIMCO

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
... between different currencies and assets found in a multi-asset portfolio. Through sample optimisations for Australian and Japanese investors, the research shows that adopting currency-specific hedge rations can reduce conditional value risk (CVaR) by ...