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Industry fund buys $7 million beef stake

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
... operation focused on producing full-blood wagyu - the offspring of a wagyu sire and a wagyu dam whose pedigrees originate from Japan and are verified as 100% wagyu. The investment is expected to create 76 full-time jobs over the next five years and provides ...

CFSGAM cuts long-standing investment capabilities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
... following capabilities it has opted to retain: - Stewart Investors - Specialist team managing a range of Asia Pacific (ex. Japan), global emerging markets, worldwide and sustainability equity funds - First State Stewart Asia - Specialist team managing ...

Chief economist update: The yen's on the up and up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
Instead of reversing, the yen continued to climb after Japan's Cabinet Office released the country's National Accounts showing that economic growth slowed to an annualised rate of 0.5% in the December quarter from 2.2% in the previous three-month period. ...

Avenir recruits Platinum analyst

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
... Management where he was an investment analyst specialising in Japanese equities and the technology sector, managing a $25 million Japan fund portfolio. Before that, he worked at Japanese private equity firm Compass Partners, now known as Symphony Financial ...

WisdomTree expands to Asia Pacific

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
... president and head of global distribution, Kurt MacAlpine, said this new relationship complements the existing business in Japan. "As ETF adoption increases throughout the Asia-Pacific region, we are pleased to work with Premia Partners in this important ...

Record high returns elusive in 2018: Economist

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
... in Europe is high; business sentiment surveys indicate 3.5% global growth; and Germany for example is booming, he said. Japan posted 2.5% growth rates in recent quarters, but has perhaps past its peak in momentum, Baur said, adding he expects 1% to 1.5% ...

Australia's super assets fastest growing: WTW

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
... trillion assets at the end of 2017. The US held the largest pool of assets (US$25.4tn), followed by the UK (US$3.11tn) and Japan (US$3.1tn). Australia sat in fourth place with US$1.92 trillion or $2.44 trillion - assets which surpass the nation's gross ...

BlackRock names head of financial institution

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
... Her most recent roles were head of global client group for Hong Kong and regional head of insurance coverage for APAC ex-Japan. Kim helped rebuild the firm's institutional and corporate client base in Hong Kong and widened regional coverage of insurance ...

Pacific Current sells stake in insto investment firm

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
Boutique multi-manager Pacific Current Group sold its stake in an institutional investment firm for $2.9 million, ending a nine-year partnership. Goodhart Partners, based in London, manages Japanese equity, global equity and emerging markets equity ...

Chief economist update: Build, build, and build some more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... rate from 60.1% in the September quarter to 62.1% in the final quarter of last year. The Nikkei Asian Review reports that Japan would fund around "105 billion peso ($2 billion)" of the train project. TRAIN - Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion ...