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First Sentier rejigs executive lineup

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... global oversight of sales and distribution leadership. He was previously managing director for Australia, New Zealand and Japan with responsibilities for business development and client services in the markets. Chris Turpin has been appointed global ...

Chief economist update: Australia needs China more than it needs us

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
... country (China) buys 34.7% of your exports (based on World Bank figures) that roughly equates to what Australia sells to Japan (16.4%), South Korea (7.0%), India (4.9%), US (3.8%), and Singapore (2.9%) combined. Australian exports account for around ...

Boom time for exchanges

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... as COVID-19 volatility pushes up their revenues from higher transactions. The New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, Tokyo and Japan exchanges have all reported a surge in their revenues in the March quarter, as the markets became more volatile. Exchanges ...

Sentiment weakens as macro threats loom

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... gains case," Craig said. He believes quality equities in the US will outperform until we see beta markets like Australia and Japan lift on the back of a better economic outlook. In emerging economies he likes Asian equities as valuations aren't as ...

Global dividends to fall 15%: Janus Henderson

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
... record of $275.4bn, equivalent to underlying growth of 4.3%. The US and Canada each saw all-time quarterly records, while Japan, Hong Kong, and Russia broke Q1 records. The index of global payouts rose to a record 196.3. To assess the impact of the pandemic ...

ASX-listed brokerage appoints managing director

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
... director and acting chief executive since November 26 last year. Edgley has worked in finance and investment banking in Japan, the UK and Australia. "He has significant experience and skills in strategic planning, performance management and marketing ...

Chief economist update: Easing restrictions narrow oil demand-supply equation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
... coverage. Preliminary data show that US crude stocks built by 53.7 mb in April (1.8 mb/d), and crude inventories in Europe and Japan also rose by 3.1 mb and 3 mb, respectively. In April, floating storage of crude oil increased by 9.9 mb to 123.8 mb." ...

ESG investing to remain strong through pandemic

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... sustainability, and sustainable funds' continued strong inflows, pointing to Morningstar's finding that ESG assets in Asia Ex-Japan grew by 21% in the first quarter despite the recent decline of equity markets. "Sustainable investment practices ...

Australia facing largest ever GDP fall

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... more of them will take a dramatic change of policy course and take rates to below zero - like their peers in Europe and Japan." Green said there is legitimate debate about the efficacy of negative interest rates on boosting economies. "They could turn ...

Chief economist update: China's beef with Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... show China accounted for 30.6% of Australia's total exports in fiscal year 2017/18, more than double that shipped to Japan - the second biggest market - at 12.7%. But Australia also bought a lot more from China - the country's top imports source ...