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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 ...

Sunny days not expected to last

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017
The sun in Japan gets to break out every once in a while, and only for a short time. The latest update on private core machinery orders (orders excluding ships and electrical equipment) - a leading indicator of business investment - proves as much. ...

Buying American

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
... deficit relative to its major trading partners: China (US$27.8 billion deficit); European Union (US$12.3 billion deficit); Japan (US$6.5 billion deficit); Mexico (US$4.4 billion deficit) and Canada (US$2.2 billion deficit).

RBNZ on steady

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
... been singing the same tune, at least so far this year. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) joined its counterparts in Japan, the US, the UK and Australia in keeping current monetary policy settings steady while at the same time offering a positive ...

Little pay, little spend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2017
Data updates on Japan have been a mixture of good and bad in recent times. The latest stats on wages belong to the not so good ones, particularly with respect to the Bank of Japan's goal of reviving inflation in the economy. Average monthly cash earnings ...

India looking good in Trump's world

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
... growth sets India apart as an investment destination. It's not as reliant on other markets and trading partners as China, Japan, and many other Asian economies," Siva said. "India also offers good diversification for Australian investors because its ...