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Now showing: Trump and Kim

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2018
... China and Russia's influence on North Korea and reducing the threat to its allies in the Asian region - South Korea and Japan, in particular. On the other hand, Kim would want sanctions removed that would alleviate the North Korean economy's ...

Japan needs trade peace with the US

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2018
It must be because Bank of Japan (BOJ) policy exit speculations have died down or that Japan's response to Donald Trump's tariff increases has been less confrontational than China, the EU or even Canada but Japan had rarely been on headlines in recent ...

Chief economist update: Another five minutes of sunshine?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018
... same year-on-year measure) pushes the Australian economy ahead of the US (2.8%), the Eurozone (2.5%), the UK (1.2%) and Japan (1%). It's also the fastest growth rate since the June 2016 quarter (3.3%) when the domestic economy similarly outperformed ...

Daido Life buys stake in life insurer

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
Japanese life insurer Daido Life acquired a 14.9% stake in an Australian life insurer in an effort to expand offshore. Daido Life invested $13 million in the newly launched Integrity Group, the owner of Integrity Life. Worth $18 billion, Daido Life ...

Citi launches currency product, targets HNW investors

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
Citi Australia is continuing its increased push into the local wealth management market, introducing a currency product targeted at globetrotting high-net-worth investors. The Global Currency Account is launching as a transaction account with the ability ...

Global investment bank expands Australian team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
... team in Sydney, linking from Soros Fund Management where he currently serves as a senior macro trader. A former head of Japan macro sales at Barclays, Muirhead will report to RBC's head of fixed income, currency and commodities in Australia, Robert ...

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 ...