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Morgan Stanley raises capital for 86 400

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2019
... competition." Bell spent 15 years at ANZ working across Australia and worked overseas as country chief executive for Fiji and Japan. Prior to taking on the role as inaugural chief executive at 86 400, he was chief executive of payment solutions provider ...

Chief economist update: Countdown to T-day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2019
... to trigger a global recession." And that's only with the Sino-Yankee trade war. Recall Trump has put the Eurozone and Japan on notice. War - in any form - is really good for "absolutely nothing". Timecheck: It's now 9pm on Thursday in Washington ...

Super fund divests companies with all-male boards

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
... Hunter said. Future Super divested from seven companies who had all-male boards, and all of those companies were based in Japan. According to Rainmaker data, Future Super has about $336.9 million in funds under management with just over $81 million of ...

Chief economist update: Inflation is dead

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
... capitalist central bank targets 2.0% inflation). Latest inflation data shows inflation in the US at 1.9%; the Eurozone at 1.4%; Japan at 0.5%; the UK at 1.9%; and lately, Australia at 1.3%. The clue, of course, lies in the behaviour of wages. Wages growth ...

APRA grants ADI licence to Judo Bank

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
... institution awaiting a full ADI licence is 86 400. Robert Bell, chief executive of 86 400 and former chief executive of ANZ Japan, welcome Judo Bank's news. He said: "Congratulations to the team at Judo for passing such a significant milestone. More ...

Aussie instos among most responsible investors

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
... recognised as finalists - however the two managed to improve, breaking into the top 25 alongside the likes of CalSTERS, and Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund. However, New America said the funds could not rest on their laurels, pointing out ...

Chief economist update: Japan yearns for a weaker yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
The last time we heard some sort of policy guidance from the Bank of Japan (BOJ) was in early February this year when governor Haruhiko Kuroda was quoted as saying that: "If (currency moves) are having an impact on the economy and prices, and if we ...

AMP announces board changes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
... experience in global financial services as the former chief executive of Mizuho Bank in Australia and Commonwealth Bank in Japan. She is also a non-executive director for the Treasury Corporation of Victoria, Persol Australia Holdings and the Australia-Japan ...

In a nutshell: Federal Budget 2019

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... Frydenberg said. Small and medium-sized businesses will also be able to capitalise on standing free trade agreements with China, Japan, Korea, the Trans-Pacific Partnership and Indonesia with $60 million in Export Market Development Grants announced. ...

Australia, New Zealand leaders in responsible investment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... important roles in recommending policy to further accelerate this growth," O'Connor said. The report also showed that in Japan sustainable investing assets quadrupled from 2016 to 2018. Australian responsible investment assets under management reached ...