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Chief economist update: Prepare for lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
... forward guidance for another three this year; policy exit speculations from the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of Japan (BOJ); and, hawkish policy leanings from the Bank of England ("an ongoing tightening of monetary policy would be appropriate") ...

Global fund launches in retail market

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
... US-listed companies such as Alphabet, Amazon and Marriott. It also invests in companies based in China, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan and the UK. Management fees sit at 1.2% (plus GST). It does not charge a performance fee. The fund is co-managed by Loomis ...

No one-size-fits-all approach to franking changes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
... fixed income and multi-asset said timeframe was important. Over three years however, he likes the look of opportunities in Japan. "In [a] total return sense, I think Australia is okay," Doyle said. "But I think given points in time right now there are ...

Chief economist update: BOJ exit last year, BOJ easing this year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
Japanese officials and investors must be wiping the sweats from their foreheads after the Cabinet Office released its latest National Accounts report and showed the country dodged a recession. Japanese GDP grew 0.3% in the December 2018 quarter following ...

Family office backs new boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019
... based in Hong Kong. Stonehorn's first fund, the Stonehorn Asia Equity Fund, will invest in about 30 Asian stocks (except Japan) without constraints of the benchmark, sector, country and market-caps. It's expected to launch in April to June this year. ...

Royal Commission dampens superannuation success

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
... 10 years, the fastest growing pension markets have been Australia (10.2%), Chile (10.2%) and Hong Kong (8.5%). France and Japan were the slowest growing markets since 2008 at 0.1% and -0.7% respectively. Australia's assets stood at $US1.9 trillion. ...

Equity investors will struggle in 2019: Baur

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2019
... workers are being brought into the economy and they compete with the other middle-class workers in the UK, US, Europe and Japan, he said. That competition is going to go away and middle-class wages may indeed be the next bull market, Baur said. Further ...

Tough quarter for world's largest pension fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
... The world's largest pension fund lost about $186 billion in the three months to December 31, as equities performed poorly. Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF)'s total assets dipped to $1.9 trillion in the third quarter of FY18 (in Australia ...

Chief economist update: Policy normalisation interrupted

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
... normalisation to one that would be "patient and flexible". Early last year, both the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of Japan (BOJ) were expected to announce exit policies - both are now expected to keep policy settings on hold. The People's ...

BNP Paribas Securities Services names APAC lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
... provides custody and back-office functions, currently employs about 2800 people across Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand and Singapore. Benoit will relocate to Paris to take up his new position as head of strategic business ...