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JPMAM appoints Australian CEO

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
... officer and country head of global investment management Australia. Head of sovereign and institutional, Asia Pacific ex-Japan, Rachel Farrell, has been appointed to the newly created role. In the role she will oversee all of JPMAM's operations in Australia ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
... August. The AiG performance of services index rose to a reading of 50.5 in October from 48.9 in September and 55.0 in August. Japan trade balance A magnitude 7.3 earthquake (later downgraded to 6.9) has again struck off the coast of Fukushima in Japan ...

Global dividends down 4pc

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2016
... are expected to be $1.16 trillion. Henderson's research found Australia was the weakest performer in the Asia-Pacific (ex. Japan), with the $18.2bn total dividends down 6.9% in headline terms, despite the aid of a stronger currency. On an underlying ...

Trump's helping hand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2016
... appreciation over the past two weeks should help contain inflation -- the same US dollar strength that's also aiding the Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the European Central Bank's (ECB) quest towards faster growth and higher inflation. The euro is down 2.6% ...

Japanese bank Nomura ups ante in robo-advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
... giant launched its robo-advice service this week. The Asian bank will roll-out 'Nomura Goal-based' to retail investors in Japan. While there has been a wave of robo-advice launches recently, Nomura's move is particularly significant because of the bank's ...

Japan ripe for investment

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016
... expected GDP data and the age-old need for diversification has created the perfect scenario for investors to reengage with Japan. Head of Japan at Wisdom Tree Jesper Koll argues the hype that once surrounded the Japanese market has now diminished and ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
Japan GDP Preliminary estimates of Japan's third quarter economy provided a positive surprise. Japanese real GDP growth accelerated to a quarterly rate of 0.5% in the three months to September from 0.2% in the June quarter and more than double market ...

Ageing societies threaten to undermine global economy

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... of Australia Conference, Jackson noted that a quarter of the world's population will be "aged" by 2050. In countries like Japan, this figure could be as high as 35%. This obviously presents major issues for all ageing economies, particularly in regards ...

Markets fear Trump effect on global trade

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... has shed 4.6% over the last two weeks, the pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell to its lowest point since early July and in Japan, the Nikkei 225 dropped 3.1% by end of last week - its worst drop in four months. "As this was happening, US money market funds ...

How advisers are managing US election concerns

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... Brexit-related selloff (two days), global anxieties about China, or the tragic events that followed the 2011 earthquake in Japan, U.S. markets have historically taken their long-term marching orders from U.S. fundamentals," he said. "For 240 years it's ...