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BlackRock names new head of iShares Australia

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
... based in Hong Kong since 2014, leading BlackRock's private banking and asset manager distribution strategies for Asia ex Japan. Obrist joined BlackRock in 2012 in Europe, prior to which he worked at J.P. Morgan and UBS. He will report directly to ...

CBA sells interests in Chinese insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2018
Commonwealth Bank has offloaded its stake in a Chinese life insurance joint venture for $668 million. CBA sold its 37.5% equity interest in BoComm Life Insurance to Japanese insurer Mitsui Sumitomo as per a condition of the bank's sale of its Australian ...

Chief economist update: A US dollar story

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018
... the US dollar weakened. This is because the strengthening economic momentum in America's counterparts - the Eurozone, Japan, in particular - has sparked speculations of policy exits in their respective central banks. Perhaps, this time is different ...

Australian asset owners support first stewardship code

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
... wealth funds, not just ACSI members. ACSI highlighted stewardship codes exist in many global markets including the UK, US, Japan, Hong Kong and South Africa but this is the first stewardship code to focus exclusively on the activities of Australian asset ...

Chief economist update: Onwards and downwards to a recession?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
... mostly along the lines of "these are preliminary numbers" would be adjusted higher at the next estimate. This one from The Japan Times : "...the latest preliminary numbers, often prone to statistical revision, may actually belie a relatively healthy ...

Chief economist update: Fed's on target, BOJ takes out target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018
... Fed forward guided you, I and Irene at the start of 2018 remains on track. 'twas the same but different for the Bank of Japan (BOJ). Just like the Fed, the BOJ kept its monetary policy settings unchanged when the Policy Board met last on April 26. Just ...

Morningstar creates carbon risk investment tool

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2018
... diversified developed-market equity strategies, Europe ex-UK funds generally have the lowest carbon risk score, Asia ex-Japan the highest, and the US lands in the middle while diversified emerging market equity strategies tend to have higher carbon risk ...

Chief economist update: A$ falls to the occasion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2018
... blow stronger and take the A$ down some more. If so, thank you very much! While the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan struggle to keep their respective currency's exchange rate low, the market is doing it for Australia sans a single bullet ...

Pension funds must recognise stewardship licence: WTW

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2018
... "GPIF has made such a difference to the Japanese corporate scene by using its portfolio to have an impact on corporations in Japan - particularly on diversity but other subjects as well including climate change," Urwin said. Urwin's view comes via a ...

Mainstream adds former Commonwealth Bank GM to board

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
... corporate banking at CBA, and earlier was senior vice president of funds management at Bankers Trust working across offices in Japan, New York and Sydney. Mainstream chairman Byram Johnston commented that the appointment of Fisher would add depth to ...