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Special Report: Hitting new ETF goals

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... securities representing 5.49% of the composition, she says. Why this move is particularly important is because China is rivaling Japan as the second bond market in the world, Buckley says, adding investors can't ignore the Chinese bond market anymore. ...

Chief economist update: Cheaper oil greases wheels of growth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
... slide came after Trump decided to be "magnanimous" in exempting eight countries -- China, India, Greece, Italy, Taiwan, Japan, Turkey and South Korea - from buying Iranian oil. OPEC and non-OPEC oil producers pumping oil plus Iranian supply... that's ...

Chief economist update: Oil slick

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018
... demand for oil. As per supply, Trump's recent decision exempting eight countries - China, India, Greece, Italy, Taiwan, Japan, Turkey and South Korea - from buying Iranian oil means that Iran's oil production would continue to add to the global ...

CBA sells CFSGAM, new wealth business chief executive appointed

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
... that has achieved strong growth under CBA's ownership for over 18 years. MUTB is one of the largest asset managers in Japan, with a long history and deep capabilities. We believe that CFSGAM's clients and employees will benefit from MUTB's ...

Macquarie, CFS top Aussie fund manager list

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
... analysed were based in North America. European managers held 31.8% of assets managed, of which 7.4% was managed in the UK. Japan held 4.8% of the AUM, while Australia represented 1.4%. The majority of total assets (77.6%) are still managed actively ...

Chief economist update: BOJ on a steady

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) starts its two-day monetary policy meeting today and it's not about to give financial markets a Halloween spook when it announces the policy board's decision tomorrow. Monetary policy settings will remain unchanged - ...

BlackRock strengthens real assets team

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
... spread across 250 solar and wind farm projects globally. Of this, 40 projects are based in APAC countries of Australia, Japan and Taiwan. "Power generation in Asia Pacific is undergoing a major shift, driven by ambitious government targets and supportive ...

Board director departs life insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018
An ASX-listed financial services company will appoint a new board director, replacing the lone representative of a major shareholder. Satoshi Wakuya has notified ClearView of his intention to stand down from the board at the company's annual general ...

The top-performing ETFs in September are...

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
... close to 12% in September as the silvery-white metal's price rose. At number two spot was the BetaShares WisdomeTree Japan ETF's currency hedged version (HJPN), which delivered close to 6% in the month. ETPMPD and HJPN were followed by crude ...

Schroders, Lloyds mull wealth venture

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2018
Global investment manager Schroders is in talks with Lloyds Banking Group Plc to take on the wealth management sector in the UK. A Schroders spokesperson confirmed that Schroders "is in discussions with Lloyds Banking Group plc with a view to working ...