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SSGA launches ESG-heavy strategy for Aussie instos

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
... international norms and principles like the UN Declaration of Human Rights. SSGA head of global equity beta solutions, Asia ex Japan, Susan Darroch said: "The world is shifting towards a low-carbon economy and institutional investors are increasingly ...

ClearView terminates agreement after takeover bid expires

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
After the 18-month window for a Japanese life insurer's takeover bid expired, ClearView terminated the co-operation agreement between the two parties. In October 2016, Sony Life agreed with Crescent Capital Partners to acquire a 14.9% stake in Clearview ...

Chief economist update: Malcolm puts agricuture in the middle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2018
... 19th-largest trade in goods partner of the EU, while the EU represented Australia's third-largest trading partner after China and Japan in 2016." In addition, Malcolm's already running into strong opposition, "...nations led by Italy are pushing for ...

SMSF home bias drags returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
... all saw large falls with the S&P500 Accumulation Index posting a negative 3.7%, while the FTSE Euro 100 fell 4% and MSCI Japan fell 3.7%. Meanwhile, the S&P/ASX 200 had a positive monthly return of 0.4%, buoyed by industrials which rose 0.6%. But looking ...

Chief economist update: Can't get enough of war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... repeatedly and total at least 2 percent of an economy's GDP over a 12-month period. Based on the US Treasury's findings, China, Japan, South Korea, Germany, Switzerland and India are thus put in the "Monitoring List". "Japan, Germany, and Korea have ...

Chief economist update: Japan's other war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
... the father of modern political science) or "Michael Corleone" (of the Godfather film trilogy), but whoever first said it...Japan appears to be the one applying this dictum in the midst of the current trade war threat. While the US and China are in the ...

Chief economist update: Synchronised global slowing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... China's counter-threat for as the JP Morgan Global Manufacturing survey reports, "Growth slowed in the euro area, China, Japan, India and Australia, but improved in the US, the UK, Brazil and Russia". Yes, America still remains on top. Growth continues ...

Active managers must explain value better: Formica

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... 20 manager; in the UK we're top 10; in Europe we're just outside the top 20; in Australia we're inside the top 15; and in Japan we've got a relationship with the number one firm to support our growth in the marketplace." It's been about 12 months since ...

Government increases market manipulation penalties

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
... align our regulatory regime with international best practice, including regimes in the United Kingdom, the European Union, Japan, Singapore and Canada."

Climate change a real risk for investors: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
... rising seas. The researchers then mapped out the physical climate risks for 500 large and mid-cap constituents of an Asia ex-Japan listed equity index. "We believe investors have no place to hide when it comes to the effects of physical climate change ...