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Emerald City becomes hot spot for investors

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022
... make more acquisitions this year, with the appetite strongest among Australian, Singaporean, Korean and Japanese investors. Tokyo retained its position as the leading cross border investment destination for the third year running, followed by Shanghai ...

HESTA chief joins ICGN board

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021
... Blakey and Jones join directors Seiji Kawazoe, a senior stewardship office at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management in Tokyo and Luz Rodriguez, a corporate governance professional at the Colorado Public Employees Retirement Association. "ICGN's mission ...

AUSIEX hires head of risk from BTFG

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2021
... and policies, and managing regulatory compliance engagement on behalf of large, diverse financial institutions," he said. Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed Nomura Research Institute (NRI) acquired CommSec Adviser Services (CAS) last year. In June, CAS rebranded ...

Economic recap: Week to August 6

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
... victory". "The agony of defeat". Athletes from around the world are bringing home medals, pride and experiences from the Tokyo Olympics, but it's the coronavirus that's the overall winner. Worlometer.com data reveal that daily cases of infections ...

Economic recap: Week to July 23

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2021
... through the pandemic and into a recovery phase, which has now started. We need to really anchor the recovery." In Asia, the Tokyo Olympics commenced as scheduled. This, despite the city recording 1979 new infections - the highest since the 2044 cases ...

Economic recap: Week to July 9

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
... 55.1) slowing. In Japan, the government has succumbed to the increasing rate of coronavirus infections, particularly in Tokyo. It declared a state of emergency for Tokyo until August 22 -- spanning the duration of the summer Olympics - to curb the resurgence ...

Chief economist update: Japan still waiting for the sun to rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
... that remains stuck in a rut and continues to reel from the coronavirus pandemic. The quasi-emergency status declared on Tokyo and six other prefectures hasn't fully run its course (it's scheduled to be lifted on July 11) and yet, Yasutoshi Nishimura ...

AUSIEX launches, announces leadership team

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2021
... continue to provide solutions to the operating challenges facing financial institutions and intermediaries across Australia." Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed Nomura Research Institute flagged its intentions to acquire CAS in April 2020. CAS is separate to ...

J.P. Morgan makes key APAC appointment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2021
... Kong for the new role. She has worked with J.P. Morgan since 2019 and has held a variety of roles in the firm's London and Tokyo offices across investment stewardship and client advisory. J.P. Morgan Asset Management said her appointment will advance ...

Chief economist update: Japan's elusive virtuous cycle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
... period" -- with the government reportedly considering extending the 17-day state of emergency placed on the prefectures of Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo beyond 11 May as cases continued to increase since 25 April when the state of emergency was announced. ...