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LinkedIn the fastest-growing tech company... again

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
... million. A recent study, carried out by recruitment agency Robert Half, polled 150 chief executives and finance directors in Hong Kong found that only 24% of financial services execs regard information posted on LinkedIn as trustworthy. The majority ...

Credit Suisse launches SIV portfolios

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
... and property loans through the Credit Suisse platform, capable of holding all tradable currencies including the Renminbi, Hong Kong dollar, U.S. dollar and gold," Tan said. According to the estimate from the Credit Suisse Research Institute, the number ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
... rates by a quarter of a percentage point last month. The euro to $US1.3247 from $US1.3089 late in New York on Wednesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets sank following a sell-off on Wall Street, where dealers were spooked by disappointing US jobs data. The ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
... euro rose to $US1.3089 from $US1.3079 late in New York on Tuesday, and before Thursday's ECB interest rate call on Thursday. HONG KONG - Asian markets fell, taking a negative lead from Wall Street as data showed the US trade deficit had widened, while ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
... claimants had shrunk in May for a third straight month. The euro edged up to $US1.3080 from $US1.3076 late in New York on Monday. HONG KONG - Asian markets closed mixed, with weak US data weighing on buying sentiment while Tokyo enjoyed a bounce after ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
... 1.2 per cent in April, the first time for months that the reading has increased, separate official data showed on Friday. HONG KONG - Asian stocks were mixed, with Tokyo clawing back some ground after plunging in the previous session, as tepid US data ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013
... Frankfurt's DAX 30 index advanced 0.76 per cent to 8,400.2 points, while in Paris the CAC 40 rose 0.56 per cent to 3,996.31 points. HONG KONG - Asian stocks have fallen, with Tokyo plunging more than five per cent as the yen gains strength following ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
... monetary stimulus plan has sent US bond yields to 12-month highs, and hiked fears of a possible correction in the markets. HONG KONG - Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday after upbeat US economic data sent Wall Street soaring to a fresh all-time high ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
... sharp slide in German import prices has fuelled expectations of further easing from the ECB at next week's rate meeting". HONG KONG - Asian stocks rose on Tuesday, with Tokyo clawing back some ground in choppy trade following sharp declines in recent ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2013
... briefly recently. Milan closed up 1.55 per cent at 17,159 points and Madrid finished 1.20 per cent higher at 8,363.60 points. HONG KONG - Most Asian stock markets recovered some equilibrium but Tokyo slumped 3.22 per cent on profit-taking and a stronger ...