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Asia: Between fortune and fate

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... property developer Hang Lung Group. "They are different from everyone else; they are a Hong Kong-listed group that use the liquidity from their banking operations to fund developments in mainland China, instead of funding them with debt," he says. Hang ...

Hedge funds face brain drain

LAURA MILLAN, MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
... thinks the situation in Australia is "almost like a brain drain." He said that focus on low fees, transparency and daily liquidity "is going to cull the universe of managers that you can potentially invest with; and once you start to restrict these guys ...

WAM Capital poised to pounce in mixed market

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015
... oversubscribed raising $90.1 million. It's expected that the additional funds will result in lower administration costs, greater liquidity for shareholders and investment opportunities arising from the company's higher profile. In announcing the result ...

One down, two to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015
... the period. With ECB interest rates remaining at record lows and the central bank continuing to flood the market with liquidity with its a,-60 billion monthly asset purchases, the underlying trend is towards continued moderate improvement in the economy. ...

EU instos shed banks, set up alternative trading venues

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2015
... In a scenario that could be replicated in Australia, higher capitalisation requirements have limited European banks' liquidity and have forced institutional investors to set up alternative trading venues. "The ability for banks to trade and to provide ...

FEATURE: Alternatives - Taking the plunge

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
... Index) fell by 13.8%, compared to ASX200 Index's 33.1% slump during the same period. The other issues of volatility and liquidity, though, are more complex, and necessitate a more nuanced understanding of what "alternatives" actually are. "The human ...

Prime Value launches fund for SIVs, SMSFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
... minimal risk of capital loss. "The strategy is popular with investors who want a defensive, cash-like strategy with high liquidity, and who wish to park cash while waiting to re-enter other investments," Prime Value head of retail distribution David ...

Chexit, Checcident and Chimbo

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015
... market - the PBOC cut interest rates (again) and the reserve requirement ratio (again) at the end of June; it's provided liquidity for margin lending; the securities regulator has halted 28 IPOs and created a 120 billion yuan market stabilisation fund ...

Plus ca change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
... billion (US$3.4 billion) was withdrawn from the Greek banks last week - the ECB's got their backs. It raised its Emergency Liquidity Assistance (ELA) to Greek banks by a,-3.3 billion, also last week, and has reportedly held an emergency conference call ...

Market set for a steady start

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
... to defy mounting fears about Greece's future in the eurozone, though Shanghai plunged more than six per cent on tight liquidity. The yen edged down after the Bank of Japan held off on any new stimulus measures at its latest policy meeting despite flatlining ...