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BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
Major international equity markets have had a rough ride in 2010 but most generally ended with positive performances. International equities, as measured by the MSCI World Index (in local currency terms), produced a 7.8 per cent gain in 2010. A summer ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
The Australian share market was higher at noon, led by banks and miners, following a solid lead from Wall Street. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 20.8 points, or 0.44 per cent, at 4,766.7, while the broader All Ordinaries index was ...

ECB relents, sort of

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010
Why bring a rocket launcher to a fight when a BB gun would suffice. This must be what European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet last night when he announced only "small" measures to battle ongoing financial market tension in the Eurozone. ...

ANZ invests more in BoT

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2010
... to raise a total of A$629 million. Last month, ANZ said it would also invest $250 million in the Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank (SRCB) capital raising, investments ANZ said are in line with the bank's commitment to China and its strategic partnerships. ...

ANZ to open Chengdu centre

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2010
... has strategic partnerships in two of China's key growth regions - a 19.9 per cent stake in the Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank and a 20 per cent stake in the Bank of Tianjin.

Investors eye $650bn 'niche' asset class

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
Shipping-related investments is a niche asset class that is now open to a broader set of investors following the GFC, new research shows. According to the latest Mercer report, the shipping industry is responsible for moving 90 per cent of the world's ...

Darby buys into Mexican housing

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
... Controladora Vertice is the third investment for Darby-ProBanco Fund II whose existing portfolio includes major Mexican commercial bank Grupo Financiero Banorte, Merchant Bankers Asociados (MBA - Lazard) in Argentina and Banco Multiple Leon in the Dominican ...

US financials a big play: Bennelong SGI

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
The global financial sector may be a shadow of its former self after the GFC but it is still a $9.1 trillion (US$8.5 trillion) market full of stocks ripe for the plucking, said fund manager Bennelong SGI Global Equities. Visiting Australia this month ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010
... appropriate time." Bernanke, also said that the Fed was considering a new benchmark target based on the rate paid on commercial bank deposits at the Fed, which might better reflect lending conditions. "The economy continues to require the support of ...

Hillross chief moves to Centric Wealth

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010
John McMurdo, managing director at Hillross Financial Services, has left to join Centric Wealth as chief executive. Ray Djani, head of growth and M&A at Hillross, takes his spot until a replacement is found. Prior to managing Hillross Financial Services ...