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Listed and direct real estate show correlation

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
Both listed and direct real estate should be considered in an investment portfolio as the correlation between returns, diversification and volatility are similar over the long term. This is the view presented in a recent AMP Capital white paper. The ...

New ETFs launched to cater for BOJ stimulus

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
Japan's fund management industry is launching exchange traded funds to cater specifically for the central bank's massive monetary easing programme. Three new "physical and human capital" ETFs are designed solely for the Bank of Japan, which needs fresh ...

Australia tanks in global dividend index

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
... growth will be a little slower in 2016 than it was in 2015, but it is set to outpace Australia. We expect strong growth in Japan, North America and Europe partially offset by weakness in the UK, Australia, and emerging markets." Speaking to Financial ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
... the business outlook in the service sector sank to its lowest since July 2015". (Markit Economics). Markit/Nikkei Flash Japan Manufacturing PMI Policy accommodation delayed is policy accommodation denied and perhaps, more ineffective than an impotent ...

Minutes to disaster

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016
... central banks trying to boost their economies or inflation or both such as the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of Japan (BOJ). It would be disastrous for emerging markets - particularly for those with debts denominated in US dollars - for it ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
... decline and an improvement from the previous month's 0.9% drop. UK producer prices have been in deflation since July 2014. Japan GDP Preliminary estimates show the Japanese economy once more dodged falling into a technical recession with real GDP expanding ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
... agency - now expects 2016 GDP growth of 3.0%-3.5%, tighter but hardly different from its February projection of 2.8%-3.8%. Japan machine tool orders There's still little good news out of Japan. Latest stats show machine tool orders dropped by 26.4% in ...

BetaShares launches hedged Europe and Japan ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
... Japanese equity ETFs on the ASX. BetaShares WisdomTree Europe ETF - Currency Hedged (ASX: HEUR) and BetaShares WisdomTree Japan ETF - Currency Hedged (ASX: HJPN) provide access to strategies used by existing WisdomTree ETFs, which have proven to be some ...

Bank love affair with wealth management waning

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
... number of wealth management arms. Recently National Australia Bank (NAB) sold 80% of its MLC life insurance business to Japan's Nippon Life for $2.4 billion. This was followed by its demerger with Clydesdale in the UK early in 2016, a decision driven ...

He pleaded, he promised, he threatened

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda had been a very busy -- or should I say noisy? -- dude all throughout last week as he tries to verbally abuse the yen to its knees. The yen has steadily risen against the greenback since 28 April when the ...