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Asia-Pacific leads global HNW population and wealth

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... supporting the rise in HNWI wealth in the region, allowing investors to overcome slow Chinese GDP growth, a stagnant Japanese economy and volatile EU and US economies. China and Japan drove more than 90% of Asia-Pacific's and 60% of the global HNWI wealth ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... machinery orders over the coming months. This is consistent with the BOJ's third quarter Tankan survey that showed big Japanese companies plan to lift capital spending by 4.6% in the fiscal year ending 30 March 2017.

Funds management giants in historic merger

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
... Weil added: "This is a transformational combination for both organisations. Janus brings a strong platform in the US and Japanese markets, which is complemented by Henderson's strength in the UK and European markets. "The complementary nature of the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
... household spending Already flagged by the worse than expected 2.1% year-on-year decline in retail sales (reported yesterday), Japanese household spending dropped by a sharp 4.6% in the year to August. This compares with market expectations for a 2.5% ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... saving behaviour in particular, points to more lacklustre growth for consumer sectors near term". Japan retail sales Japanese retail spending dropped by 2.1% in the year to August that followed a 0.2% decline in the previous month. This is worse than ...

Christmas in September

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
... reaction... more likely not. After a knee-jerk depreciation to ¥102.79 after the announcement (from ¥101.70 at the open), the Japanese currency closed even higher to ¥100.32. The yen had a similar reaction when the BOJ launched its "Quantitative and ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
... awaits the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) monetary policy decision, freshly-released trade data confirms speculations that the Japanese central bank will announce further easing in policy settings today - the only question is in what size, shape and form. Japan ...

Nikko AM launches Japan fund

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
Nikko Asset Management has launched a fund focused on the Japanese equities market. The Nikko AM Japan Share Concentrated Fund is based on concentrated portfolio of Japanese equities, the strategy for which is managed by 18-year industry veteran Yuki ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... in the month of August. This compares with the preliminary estimate and expectations of 0% and July's 2.3% increase. Japanese industrial production dropped by 4.2% in the year to August after falling by 1.5% in the previous month.

The twenty-first night of September

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
... -- and repeated and reiterated that promise over the past few weeks -- it would act this month, markets fear that the Japanese central bank is "Running Out of Bonds to Buy" (WSJ) in about 18 months (and this, if it maintains its current JGB purchases ...