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Core holdings will be lacklustre in 2016: SSGA

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
... rising interest rates. In Europe Anderson said domestically focused companies would likely outperform their global peers. Japan continues to be supported by accommodative monetary policy which will serve as a tailwind to equities. Furthermore, the continued ...

Strength in (A$) weakness

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016
... down to US$0.7035 this morning. And this without the RBA resorting to the "No Parking" signs implemented by the Bank of Japan - negative interest rate - and the European Central Bank - negative deposit rate - both of which are trying to cheapened their ...

Instos to increase alternative strategies

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016
... increasing them the most (from 14% to 27%), followed by the UK (7% to 18%), Switzerland (18% to 29%), US (17% to 27%) and Japan (from 3% to 9%). Willis Towers Watson global head of investment content Roger Urwin said asset diversification into alternatives ...

BOJ goes negative to get postive

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
... emphasised that, "we have the power, the willingness and the determination to act" comes a positive surprise from the Bank of Japan (BOJ) in the form of negative interest rates. Move over QE and QQE (you too, Operation Twist), we have a new policy measure ...

Cheers to unmet expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2016
While fears of deflation continue to haunt Japan and the Eurozone, no-flation the United Kingdom, low-flation China, the latest update on Australian consumer prices shows that inflation here is under control. Headline CPI inflation accelerated to an ...

Down but upbeat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2016
... that would ultimately prove to be a boon for oil consuming countries, and they're the big ones - US, China, India, Europe, Japan....and we haven't even factored in the latest central bank promises yet.

Chi-X Australia being acquired by private equity firm

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2016
... equity firm J.C. Flowers & Co has entered into an agreement to acquire Chi-X Australia. The investor will also acquire Chi-X Japan and Chi-Tech Hong Kong. The acquisition will close in the first quarter of 2016, pending regulatory approval. Financial ...

Barclays to axe jobs worldwide, exit Australia

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016
... Pacific is an important part of our global network... [we will have] a physical presence only in China, Hong Kong, India, Japan and Singapore." The memo also noted that Asia Pacific local cash equity products will be discontinued. "Today's changes are ...

Drown baby, drown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2016
... a barrel! OMG! That's fantabolous - at least, for oil consumers the biggest three of which are the United States, China, Japan. And at least in so far as what this old, ageing bloke learned in Economics 101. Higher oil prices are a tax on consumption ...

Demographic darlings and disasters revealed

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016
... the economy. However, falling birth rates and lengthening life expectancies in developed countries - most pronounced in Japan - poses a challenge to those countries' financial sectors. RBC's report said institutions must be strong to both ensure that ...