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Australia slips in global retirement ranks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2019
... expect a better standard of living once they stop work than those in the UK and US. The report shone a special light on Japan's demographic time bomb, saying its mediocre ranking at 23rd is a result of a mixture of very good and very bad outcomes. Japan ...

Chief economist update: China's great leap forward 70 years in the making

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
... advanced from being one of the sick men of Asia to become the second largest economy in the world (since 2010 when it overtook Japan); the 'A' shares in its stock market is now included in the MSCI indexes; and the Chinese yuan officially became ...

Chief economist update: The BOJ needs to run faster to stay in the running

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
... Carroll's 'Through the Looking-Glass' The "Red Queen" in the novel should have been giving this advice to Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor Haruhiko Kuroda san, instead of Alice. But nah. The BOJ kept monetary policy settings as they were - the ...

CFS awards Asian equities mandate

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
... $AUD10.5 billion in assets under management in six strategies in Asia-Pacific Equities, Pacific (Developed) Equities, Asia ex-Japan Equities, Chinese Equities, Chinese A-share Equities and Indian Equities. General manager of investments Scott Tully referenced ...

First Sentier hires Nikko executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2019
... Nikko, he worked at Deutsche Asset Management Asia as a director, head of asset management operations for Asia Pacific ex Japan. Commonwealth Bank sold CFSGAM to Japanese banking giant MUFG Group last year for over $4 billion. The sale cleared all regulatory ...

CFSGAM picks new name, updates on CBA separation

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2019
... to its board. MUFG has a banking presence across the world. As an asset manager, its presence has been mostly limited to Japan except for minority investments in Aberdeen before its merger with Standard Life and in AMP Capital. The CFSGAM purchase is ...

Chief economist update: Economy slows to decade low but still tops the pops

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
... June quarter growth of 0.5% tops those of the G7 countries: Canada (0.9%); (France (0.3%); Germany (-0.1%); Italy (0%); Japan (0.4%); UK (--0.2%); and level pegging with the US (0.5% -- annualised quarterly growth rate of 2.0% divided by 4). To be sure ...

Board addition strengthens strategic relationship

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
Challenger has appointed a non-executive director from MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings as part of its expanded strategic relationship with the Japanese insurer. Masahiko Kobayashi joins the Challenger board as part of the strategic relationship which ...

Chief economist update: The hazard of being a safe haven

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2019
... global economic growth, led by rising expectations for a US recession (and perhaps, Germany); the trade war - US and China, Japan and South Korea; Brexit; political uncertainty (in Hong Kong, in Italy, in Russia and in Argentina). These mounting uncertainties ...

Charles Schwab reverses out of Australia again

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2019
... US managed and direct offerings. It previously entered Australia in 2000 and announced its exit the next year, alongside Japan, citing weak market conditions and sluggish progress in meeting its financial goals, with pre tax charges totaling US $35 million ...