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Robeco wins Asian equities mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
... products around the globe," Parish said. Other strategies offered by the Robeco Asia-Pacific Equities team include Asia ex-Japan equities, Chinese equities and Indian equities.

Flashes: activity expansion and moderating inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
... 52.4 in the previous month, it remains at a level that indicates expansion (above 50). However, the outlook - at least for Japan's manufacturing sector - is not so bright with the growth in new orders slowing and new export orders stagnating "amid reports ...

Not showing: inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2017
... The problem is not measured inflation per se, but what low inflation does to inflation expectations. Just ask the Bank of Japan (BOJ) - it has kept monetary policy unchanged at its Board meeting last week but more importantly, it has pushed back the ...

Westpac and Charter Hall in talks over infrastructure manager

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2017
... titling and registry operations. In March, Hastings also awarded an infrastructure debt mandate from the Development Bank of Japan.

Asset managers held to higher standard: FSC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
... stewardship and governance." Loane added that the standard both follows in the footsteps of other jurisdictions including; US, Japan, Hong Kong, the Netherlands, and Brazil, and beats it. Speaking to the practical implications for Australian asset managers ...

PIMCO de-risks ahead of expected recession

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
... that will "bend but not break" in the event of a downturn. Discussing equities, he said he generally prefers Europe and Japan over the US in the developed market space. Talking specifically about Australia, Fels noted that it's in a different situation ...

Hawkish central banks? Not the BOJ

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017
... when the board next meets on 19-20 July. This is because although recent data releases showed strengthening momentum in Japan's economic growth, inflation remains a no-show. Despite a slight dip to 52.9 in June from 53.9 in the previous month, the Nikkei ...

Stronger growth sans inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
... back into expansion. This better than market expectations for a dip to 49.5 and the best reading since March this year. In Japan, the BOJ's quarterly Tankan survey - a measure of business confidence - showed the index for large manufacturers rose to ...

Not so happy EOFY for the All Ords

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2017
... speed to 1.1% last month from 0.9% in May, it's still a long way from the ECB's 2.0% inflation target. Core inflation in Japan accelerated from 0.3% (year-on-year) in April but at 0.4% in May, it might as well be non-existent. Headline inflation was ...

Argo LIC shakes up investment mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
... diversified and 2.4% to cash. The majority (53.2%) of investments are in the US, followed by Europe (13%), Canada (9.1%), Japan (6.3%), Australia (4.4%), Asia-Pacific (4.4%), Latin America (3.6%), the UK (2.2%) and China (1.4%).