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Dividends up but share buybacks fall: Janus Henderson

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
... mainly reflected lower share buybacks by Australia's large banks, more than offsetting increases in Hong Kong and South Korea. Janus Henderson head of global equity income Ben Lofthouse said many companies use buybacks as a release valve to return excess ...

Foreign investors optimistic about Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024
... same representation as last year. These included Mainland China, Japan, Australia, Singapore, New Zealand, India, South Korea, and Taiwan. Several markets in the region have seen improved performance, including Mainland China that has jumped four spots ...

ETF market to soar 30%: State Street

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024
... as policy makers from the government and state investment fund use ETFs as a tool to stabilise equity markets. In South Korea, ETF assets exceed US$50 billion. Australia and Hong Kong will make the first spot cryptocurrency available for institutional ...

Infrastructure a foundational portfolio asset class: IFM Investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... since 2016, in an attempt to slash costs and increase infrastructure allocations. Likewise, in parts of Asia, such as South Korea and Japan, asset owners have increased their infrastructure investments over the last decade. South Korea's National Pension ...

The tide is turning for North Asian equity markets: Maple-Brown Abbott

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... largest equity markets for years to come. Main and Ho said recent attempts to improve corporate governance in Japan and South Korea, as well as recent regulatory reforms in Chinese state-owned enterprises, is having a positive effect on capital allocation. ...

Super funds captivated by equities: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
... recorded the biggest jump in equity allocation between 2013 and 2023 of 37%. It is followed by Switzerland (36%), South Korea (27%), Japan (25%), and Hong Kong (14%). Australians' nest egg pitted against GDP also increased drastically, with the ratios ...

Family offices choose private credit: Survey

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024
... liquidate cash and public equities to fund these new positions. By country, they suggested increasing allocations to Japan, Korea, and India at the expense of China. "Against this backdrop, we expect direct China exposure in many family office allocations ...

BlackRock appoints new head of APAC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024
... has also named head of Australasia Andrew Landman and head of APAC institutional and head of North Asia (Japan and South Korea) Hiroyuki Shimizu as deputy heads of APAC. In addition to leading teams in Australia and New Zealand markets, Landman will ...

Macro environment trumps inflation for asset owners: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... suffered losses, including six of the 10 largest pension funds. Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund declined 5.2%; South Korea's National Pension Service dropped by 16.8%; and Dutch fund Stitching Pensioensfonds ABP saw a massive drop of 23.7% ...

Future Fund exposed to dangerous Chinese investments: Opposition

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2023
... Army, involved in the oppression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, and invested in sanctioned nations such as Russia, Iran, and North Korea. According to an audit conducted by opposition senator James Paterson in August, the $200 billion sovereign wealth fund ...
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