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Japan needs trade peace with the US

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2018
... down or that Japan's response to Donald Trump's tariff increases has been less confrontational than China, the EU or even Canada but Japan had rarely been on headlines in recent times. It's back again when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe went to Washington ...

Instos partner with Canadian government

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018
... and chief executive Ron Mock said. The initiative brings together major G7 institutional investors including CalPERS, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), Natixis Investment Managers, OMERS, PGGM and the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. ...

Global investment bank expands Australian team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
The investment banking arm of the Royal Bank of Canada expanded its Australian distribution with the appointment of a head of fixed income sales. New York based Christopher Muirhead will join RBC Capital Markets Australian team in Sydney, linking from ...

Chief economist update: Capex and credit and the trade war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2018
... the unpredictable Trump could always announce something unpredictable. Too late for the countries of the European Union, Canada and Mexico whose exemptions from tariffs on steel and aluminium expires today (June 1). The tariffs will be implemented effective ...

Chief economist update: Should have sold in May and gone away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
... able to secure an in-principle agreement with the US that Australian will be exempt, negotiations with the European Union, Canada and Mexico are still in progress until the June 1 deadline. Trade negotiations with China are also underway. There's ...

Chief economist update: Wisdom of the crowd

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2018
... Korea's Kim Jung-on or China's President Xi Jinpeng really thinks. Include the heads of states of Iran, Mexico and Canada. Yes, Virginia, Trump is the one that's calling the shots and playing the tune. This is exemplified by the equity markets ...

Chief economist update: View from the National Farmers' Federation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2018
... shown a willingness to impose impossible regulatory standards that act as defacto trade barriers. Other EU FTAs, such as Canada, Korea and more recently Mexico have already had an impact on Australia food producers. For example, Australian cheesemakers ...

New CEO to join MQA after restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2018
... Infrastructure since 2014. He was also a partner at Alinda Capital Partners and head of infrastructure investment for both the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and IFM Investors. Bevans said: "I know the MQA assets well and will hit the ground running. ...

Robo-advisers a hard pill to swallow for Aussie investors: CFA

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
... of the five markets that showed a strong preference for humans over platforms. Other robo-adviser sceptics include US, Canada, UK, and Germany. However Aussie robo-advisers think trust in digital financial advice is set to rise. "Robo advice is still ...

Chief economist update: No target sign on India's back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
... dictum (which coincides with the May 1 expiration of the tariff exemption Trump granted to EU, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico and South Korea - and the chills, they'll be multiplying. US Census Bureau data show that except for Argentina ...