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Multi-asset strategy enters Aussie retail market

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
... especially if you look at valuation relative to their respective history. Stevens said greater opportunities sit in Europe and Japan. "In some markets over 100% of year to date performance is actually earnings growth, in other words price to earnings ...

Peak iron ore?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
... February and a low of US$53.00 in June. China is Australia's biggest export market, accounting for over 28% of total exports. Japan - the second biggest - only accounts for less than 12%. Iron ore is Australia's biggest export. Austrade figures show ...

Platinum LIC reaps Asia rewards

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017
... pre-tax net tangible assets growth, was nonetheless slightly lower than the return delivered by the MSCI All Country Asia ex-Japan Net Index, which was 23.02% over the same period. The company has reported a net profit after tax of $39.2 million, and ...

The British pound's sterling reversal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
Now that's how you jawbone a currency. The British pound soared to pre-Brexit levels against the US dollar and the Japanese yen - and to a two-month high against the strengthening euro - at the close of last week's trading. And no, it's not because ...

Former BlackRock president joins Yarra board

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017
The former head of Blackrock Japan will join Yarra Capital Management's board as a non-executive director and senior adviser for Japan. Prior to BlackRock, new Yarra director Masato Degawa held senior roles at Societe Generale Asset Management and J.P. ...

Aussie super funds increase world ranking

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... respectively. The US has the largest number of funds within the top 300 ranking (134), followed by the U.K. (26), Canada (18), Japan and Australia (both 16). Defined benefit (DB) assets increased by 5.6% in 2016, compared to 9.6% for Defined Contribution ...

Government opens doors to offshore investment vehicles

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017
... products to participating Asian countries with "limited additional regulatory requirements." These countries - which include Japan, Korea, New Zealand and Thailand - will also be able to sell their managed funds products in Australia, once again with ...

Fixed income manager opens Australian office

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2017
... He has worked at the firm for more than five years and is currently head of sales for Australia, New Zealand and Asia ex-Japan. A subsidiary of RBC Global Asset Management, BlueBay holds about US$52 billion in assets under management globally. BlueBay ...

US$4.1 billion infrastructure debt fundraising secured

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2017
AMP Capital has reached final close on its Infrastructure Debt Fund III, completing one of the largest fundraisings in the world for an infrastructure debt strategy. The investment manager raised US$2.5 billion for the Debt Fund III (IDF III), an additional ...

Annuity sales boost Challenger results

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... entered into an annuity partnership with MS Private to provide Australian dollar annuity and life insurance products in Japan. Benari said the expansion into the Japanese annuity market has been successful, as the partnership with MS Private contributed ...