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Hastings wins Japanese government mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2017
... awarded an infrastructure debt mandate by the $181 billion bank owned by the Japanese government. The Development Bank of Japan, which is managed by the Japanese Minister of Finance and provides investment and loan services to domestic and international ...

QIC answers global infrastructure demand

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
... focus on diversified alternatives." QGIF has received strong support from Australasian investors (including from China, Japan and Korea), as well as investors from the United States and Europe.

What a drag

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
... Using the same year-over-year measure, the US grew by 1.9% in the December quarter, the Eurozone by 1.7%, the UK by 2.0% and Japan by 1.6%. However, the first quarter of 2017 is not looking so good especially if the recent decline in exports persists. ...

ICG boosts energy trust with wind farm

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
... Trust. The Bald Hills Wind Farm was purchased from Mitsui & Co (Australia), the wholly-owned Australian subsidiary of one of Japan's largest general trading companies. The 106.6-megawatt project operates on a 15-year offtake agreement with Alinta Energy ...

Australia winning silver in APAC fintech race

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
... engagement - is important for the future of their organisations. Actual implementation varied across the region, however. Japan-based investment providers ranked the highest in regards to digital transformation, followed by Australia, then China and ...

Platinum's AUM and profit take a hit

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... consolidated entity's underlying funds have been generally strong with six months returns ranging from 17.4% for the Platinum Japan Fund to 4.6% for the Platinum Asia Fund," Platinum said. The company expects its European-based UCITS initiative, which ...

A tale of three PMIs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2017
... "GDP growth of 0.6% could be seen in the first quarter if this pace of expansion is sustained into March". The Nikkei flash Japan composite and services PMI has yet to be released but the manufacturing PMI already provides encouraging signs. The Nikkei ...

Challenger hails major retirement partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2017
... is optimistic that growth in annuity sales will continue, largely due to its recent partnership with MS Primary, part of Japan's MS&AD Insurance Group. In the two months to 31 December 2016, the partnership delivered sales to Challenger of $125 million ...

Lifted by external demand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2017
... ended well (read, the yen could continue to weaken... well, maybe). As their joint statement noted, "The United States and Japan reaffirmed the importance of both deepening their trade and investment relations and of their continued efforts in promoting ...

Trump matters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
... export markets have America as their major export market. China's exports to the US accounts for 18% of its overall exports; Japan, 20%; South Korea, 13%; and India and New Zealand, 12% each. Trump's isolationist policies would certainly affect them ...