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Instos should reconsider hedging strategies: PIMCO

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
Institutional investors with globally diversified portfolios should consider making their currency hedging decisions at the portfolio level on a currency-by-currency basis if they wish to truly mitigate risk, according to new research from PIMCO. The ...

Aussie bonds attractive to global investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
... increase in investor appetite. He said interest was reflected last week, when investors from the UK, North America, Europe, Japan and Asia snapped up 65% of the record breaking $7.6 billion, 30-year bond issued by the federal government. Reinforcing ...

Asia-Pacific leads global HNW population and wealth

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... allowing investors to overcome slow Chinese GDP growth, a stagnant Japanese economy and volatile EU and US economies. China and Japan drove more than 90% of Asia-Pacific's and 60% of the global HNWI wealth growth in 2015, adding more than double the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... decreased by 1.9% over the same period versus a 1.5% increase in the year to August and expectations for a 1.0% expansion. Japan machinery orders Cabinet Office data shows that core machinery orders - ex ships and electric power utilities - decreased ...

AMP Capital hires new director

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
... valuable addition to the AMP Capital Holdings board as the business continues to expand internationally." "His experience in Japan and China is particularly relevant as we enhance AMP Capital's strategic partnerships with MUTB and China Life and establish ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
... Manufacturing output declined by 0.3% over the same period but is an improvement from the 3.5% drop over the twelve months to July. Japan wages Total cash earnings growth in Japan declined by 0.1% in the year to August following a 1.2% increase in the ...

Slow, slower, slowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
... four interest rate rises lifted the US dollar and the Chinese yuan pegged to it. China fired by devaluing its currency, Japan and the Eurozone returned fire with policy easing announcements. The Fed fought back, halving its four rises to two and eventually ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
... in September, although it was noted that activity continued to receive a high degree of support from on-going projects". Japan services PMI The Nikkei Japan service PMI dropped to a reading of 48.2 in September from 49.6 in the previous month. This is ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2016
... only 9% anticipate a reduction. However, the degree of confidence remained softer than that seen at the start of 2016." Japan Tankan survey The Bank of Japan's (BOJ) Tankan survey suggests that the central bank's policy stimulus measures aren't having ...

NAB and Nippon Life complete sale

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
... board of parent entity, MLC Limited. Joining the MLC board as chairman is Peter Grey, a former Australian ambassador to Japan. Andrew Cornish is joining as an independent board member and new non-executive board members are Hiroyuki Nishi and Toshihiro ...