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Chief economist update: OECD sees stronger growth ahead

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
... US but the Australian economy has receded less than its peers. Eurozone GDP dropped by 6.8% in 2020; the UK by 9.9% and Japan by 4.8%. Not only has the domestic economy shrunk by less but the OECD has upgraded Australia's 2021 GDP forecast the most ...

Fidante strikes new partnership

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2021
Challenger's multi-boutique business has partnered with a Japanese asset management giant in a two-way relationship. Nomura Asset Management, which has over $500 billion in assets under management, will support Fidante's Japanese ambitions. Fidante ...

US upbeat on stimulus, vaccination

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
... their growth rate right now so that spiral of debt doesn't necessarily have to be a concern," Spence said. Pointing to Japan, its debt-to-GDP ratio has been in excess of 200% for quite some time. Japan has not had a crisis, thanks to some unique ...

Chief economist update: The great Australian rebound

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
"Getting strong now, won't be long now, getting strong now Gonna fly now, flying high now, gonna fly, fly, fly..." -Bill Conti, Gonna Fly Now As sure as this theme from the 1977 classic Rocky is remembered by film buffs and boxing aficionados everywhere ...

Yarra Capital acquires Nikko AM Australian business

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2021
... alongside TA Associates. "This partnership will help us expand the global reach of our investment strategies, in particular in Japan where we have achieved significant growth in recent years." Nikko AM president and co-chief executive Hideo Abe said ...

Chief economist update: Fed fights back bond bears

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
... Bank's (ECB) also fighting back, announcing that it would intervene to short-circuit rising bond yields. So has the Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the Bank of Korea (BOK). BOJ governor Haruhiko Kuroda told Japan's parliament: "The BOJ has no intention ...

First Sentier funds appoint new RE

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
... Investors brands. The change comes after First Sentier (then known as Colonial First State Global Asset Management) was sold to Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation in 2019. "Given the change in ownership, Colonial First State believed ...

Count Financial expands national reach

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021
... years' experience in financial planning. YS Financial Planning is headed up by Yasu Kuramochi, who moved to Australia from Japan in 2003, and studied at Griffith University. In 2015 he established his own firm which delivers holistic advice to clients. ...

Australia sweeps pension market rankings

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
... assets out of 22 countries analysed. The US holds the largest amount of pension assets at US$32.6 trillion, followed by Japan (US$3.6tn), the UK (US$3.56tn), Canada (US$3.1tn), Australia (US$2.3tn), the Netherlands (US$1.9tn) and Switzerland (US$1.2tn). ...

Perpetual introduces new family office team

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... service ultra-high-net worths and as executive director, head of client management & delivery Asia Pacific (ex. China and Japan) at J.P. Morgan. Lipscombe will be joined by Michelle Maynard as partner and his former colleagues at Mutual Trust Frederick ...