JAPAN’S finance minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday the government is watching currency market moves with “a high sense of urgency”, as the yen has fallen to four-month-lows beyond 151 per dollar.
THE manager of Manulife US Reit (MUST) : BTOU +1.79% on Tuesday (Mar 19) said it appointed John Casasante to the dual role of chief executive officer (CEO) and chief investment officer (CIO).
DEUTSCHE Bank has hired Michael Hufton as co-head of its infrastructure and utilities division for Asia Pacific, continuing to build out its investment banking presence in the region.
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SINGAPORE shares ended marginally higher on Wednesday (Mar 20), despite an overnight rally on Wall Street that saw the S&P 500 hitting a record high.
THE chief executive officer (CEO) of Prime US Reit’s : OXMU -0.83% manager, Harmeet Singh Bedi, will resign from his role at the end of March, a little over a year after assuming his appointment. He will be replaced by Rahul Rana, who is a shareholder of the Reit’s sponsor.
THE Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced a seismic change in direction on Tuesday (Mar 19), hiking interest rates for the first time in 17 years.
MIZUHO Financial Group said on Tuesday (Mar 19) it plans to raise interest rates on ordinary yen deposits for the first time in 17 years after the Bank of Japan ended eight years of its unorthodox negative interest rate policy.
JPMORGAN Chase & Co unexpectedly lifted its dividend 9.5 per cent in the wake of a record annual profit and as regulators signal they may rethink proposals for tightening capital rules.