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Why BlackRock is taking a risk-on view

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
... strong. We stay overweight US stocks but prepare to pivot if resurgent inflation spoils sentiment. We up our overweight on Japanese stocks." BlackRock said as Q2 kicks off it sees a more supportive near-term backdrop for risk-taking said inflation pushing ...

Global dividends reached record high in 2023

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... for dividends in the year ahead. The run-rate of US dividend growth in the fourth quarter bodes well for the full year, Japanese companies have embarked on a process of returning more capital to shareholders, Asia looks likely to pick up, and dividends ...

Actively managed, ESG funds top 2023 outflows

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024
... of greenwashing and an increasing realisation that ESG is simply too vague to meet investor concerns. For example, a Japanese car manufacturer that has improved its governance standards - governance in Japan is a bugbear for international investors - ...

UBS welcomes head of wholesale

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024
... market," UBS said. Prior to a five-year stint at BNP Paribas, Ngoeun served as senior vice president, strategic accounts at Japanese global asset manager Nikko AM. He has also held various distribution roles at BlackRock and worked in investment research ...

EG touches down in Japan

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023
... managing director Chris Pak said: "The EG team possess extensive experience acquiring and managing assets within the Japanese market. The expansion allows us to execute our diverse skillsets for investors." "We also aim to showcase EG's leading environmental ...

Lendlease, Daiwa House strike BTR deal

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2023
... early 2026. Lendlease Australia chief executive Dale Connor said the announcement reflects the continuing demand from Japanese partners for "high quality opportunities" across the group's global project pipeline, as well as representing a major vote ...

Challenger reports strong retail annuity sales

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023
... retail annuity sales in quarter three. Challenger's total Life sales were $2 billion, reflecting strong retail and Japanese sales. However, institutional sales ($1 billion) fell by 50%. Challenger's assets under management (AUM) rose by 2% over ...

Cboe Global Markets, SBI Holdings sign MoU

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022
... subject to any applicable regulatory approvals," a Cboe statement said. "The MoU creates the opportunity for Cboe and its Japanese equities market, Cboe Japan (formerly Chi-X Japan), to potentially reach additional investors and expand its presence in ...

Aussie crypto investors bullish despite market volatility

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022
... shares and crypto in order to build for the longer-term." Since launching in 2019, Syfe, a name originating from the Japanese word meaning 'wallet', has already acquired over 100,000 customers in Singapore. Its digital brokerage app offers investors ...

Frontier opens Japan office

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2022
... Alex's standing and experience is keen to be a part of bringing a new institutional-grade advice offering into the Japanese market. We are delighted he is joining our team and we look forward to working with new partners we believe Alex will introduce ...
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