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Investors turn to China-focused strategies

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
... he said. "More investors are beginning to take a strategic approach, as one might traditionally do with markets such as Japan, Europe and the US." Similarly, VanEck head of investments Russel Chesler explained that although China was on track to becoming ...

Pinnacle hires Japan sales exec

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2020
... it looks to build its presence in the region. Hajime Kobayashi joined Pinnacle last month, as the managing director for Japan, based in Sydney. In his most recent role, he was responsible for distribution of Colonial First State Global Asset Management's ...

Chief economist update: Japan on the mend but BOJ, Abe not taking any chances

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
... rewarded with encouraging indications of recovery in the economy. This is highlighted by the improvement in the au Jibun Bank Japan PMI surveys. Preliminary estimates show the composite index rising to a reading of 37.9 in June from May's final reading ...

Challenger raising $300m, to add IG bonds

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
Challenger is raising up to $300 million to add to its balance sheet and will invest further in investment grade fixed income. The institutional placement of $270 million is priced at $4.89 per share for about 55.2 million new shares representing 9% ...

Global investment manager appoints APAC head

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... be on Australia to deploy debt and equity into one of the world's most transparent, liquid and open markets, as well as Japan, another highly sophisticated and professional real estate market." Robertson said the new hire would help grow Baring's presence ...

Government announces fresh crackdowns on foreign investments

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... establishment in 1975, he said, and follow changes to foreign investment made by the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan and New Zealand. "Our foreign investment regulatory framework has always sort to strike a balance between, on the one hand ...

Chief economist update: Australian recession - the next generation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... quarter is top of the pops compared with the US (-1.3%), the Eurozone (-3.8%), Germany (-2.2%), France (-5.3%), Italy (-5.3), Japan (-0.9%), the UK (-2.0) and China (-9.8%). This justifies the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) positive outlook for ...

Chief economist update: Better than all the rest

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
... European Central Bank (ECB) warning that the Eurozone economy is approaching its worst-case scenario (a 12% drop in 2020 GDP); Japan unleashing a second supplementary budget ¥117.1 trillion (US$1.1 trillion) -- taking total stimulus spending to ¥230 ...

The future is fast arriving: BlackRock

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
... diversification in a world of increasing US-China de-coupling," it said. It also believes that over the near-term Asian ex-Japan equities were likely to outperform, with China likely leading growth in the region. It is also overweight US equities for ...

Chief economist update: Japan reopens for business

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
It was a magnificent Monday, 25 May 2020, for Japan for on this day Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared the country's state of emergency over. We salute you our Japanese brothers and sisters, for Japan has flattened its coronavirus curve despite ...