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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 ...

Japanese insurer gets Treasury tick to up Challenger stake

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2019
A Japanese insurer that owns about 16% of Challenger has received the green light from the Treasury to increase its stake in the company. In March, MS&AD announced its intention to take its stake in Challenger over 15% and seek board representation. ...

SSGA global equity beta head retires, promotes two

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2019
... service. She was responsible for overseeing about $140 billion in assets within 120 portfolios across Asia Pacific excluding Japan. Darroch was also a director and responsible manager of SSGA Australia Services, the responsible entity of SSGA funds ...

Chief economist update: Will Australia avoid another global recession?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2019
... otherwise) with everybody - China, Mexico, Iran, the EU, climate change, etc. The debilitating effect of which has now prompted Japan and South Korea to engage in a trade war of their own. There's Brexit and the recent contraction in Germany's ...

Chief economist update: Greater than the Great Recession of 2008

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2019
... probably aren't getting as much analysis. But one is negative interest rate policies. Those are being used in Europe and in Japan. They haven't been as popular in the U.S., but that's something else that certainly could be looked at. There ...