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A lesson against austerity

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
... February 2004. Japan's unemployment dropped to a four-year low of 4.1% in March - again better than the 4.3% expected. The Abe government has pulled out all the stops and it appears to be working. And does it care that it's predicted 2013 budget deficit ...

Three arrows hitting the spot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2013
... especially if arrows two and three also hit the bulleye. Arrow number two is "Abenomics" - or huge government spending. PM Abe's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) plans to spend over US$2.4 trillion worth of public works stimulus (equivalent to about 40% ...

BOJ brings out big bazooka

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
You call that QE? This is QE! Haruhiko Kuroda san's debut at the helm of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) shocked and awed financial markets for he delivered much more than even the most optimistic had been expecting. Yes Virginia, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) has ...

BGL extends contract note service to managed funds

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013
BGL Corporate Solutions has added Aberdeen and Schroders to its contract note service. The service, which launched in July 2012, automates the contract note collection process for purchases of managed funds, loading data and PDF contract notes straight ...

All eyes and ears on Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013

Frightened eurozone savers to buy Aussie dollars

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
The harsh treatment of Cyprus in the latest chapter of the eurozone crisis has set a dangerous precedent, according to Clime Asset Management's John Abernathy. Despite bureaucrats insistence that the 'haircut', which could see wealthy depositors losing ...

First quarter (w)innings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
... before "whatever it takes" found its way into the ECB's lexicon. And for good measure, the dynamic duo of Japanese PM Shinzo Abe and new BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda joined the "whatever it takes" club on the first quarter, promising to end the country's ...

CFSGAM appoints CIO, infra analyst

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) has appointed Paul Griffiths to the newly created role of chief investment officer of Fixed Interest and Credit, effective July 1. Griffiths will be based in London and his appointment, as well as ...

EM managers eye huge super fund opportunity

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
Fund managers of all shapes and sizes and from all over the world are vying for institutional mandates in what many see as a perfect window of opportunity in the emerging markets space. A renewed appetite for riskier assets, increasing funds under management ...

More than five minutes this time?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013
... stock market continues to rally, raising business and household confidence and encouraging more spending. The plan is that the Abe government and the soon-to-be government-kowtowing BOJ would stimulate until deflation becomes inflation of 2.0%. With ...