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HSBC adds China region exposure to retail market

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... the year is forecasted to be 8.9% and despite concerns about inflation and a dip in short term international demand, the bank is committed to the long-term story for the region. "We look at a five year horizon and where we see the growth coming from ...

Greed is good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... credibility. Oh, sorry I meant to say most investors. Certainly Lucy Nobbe, vice-president of the brokerage arm of US investment bank Wedbush, was one unhappy vegemite. She hired a plane to fly over Standard & Poor's New York office dragging a banner ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... worries of possible problems with Greece's new bailout deal and a rumoured ratings downgrade of France and/or French banks. Bank shares led the drop in the US markets, amid speculation that they faced more pressure to stop parking money with the central ...

Stocks rally hard as Australia deemed a bargain buy

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
Equities moved strongly to the upside in morning trade, building on yesterday's stunning stock market rebound with experts predicting further volatility but rating Australia a bargain. At time of writing the All Ordinaries Index was up a further 108.5 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... said a cautious outlook statement - CBA said economic instability overseas could push up funding costs - had limited the bank's rally higher. Meanwhile, ANZ was 84 cents, or 4.42 per cent higher, at $19.85, NAB had risen $1.11, or 5.16 per cent, to $22.61 ...

Wealth performs steadily as CBA profits soar

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
Commonwealth Bank of Australia's wealth management division reported after tax net profit of $642 million for the financial year ended June 30 2011, while the wider group netted a 12% cash profit boost. Wealth Management had net operating income of ...

Bond broker targets WA planners

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... FIIG, which has over $6 billion in term deposits under advice, will give WA planners access to short term products such as bank bills, term deposits, government and corporate bonds and hybrid securities. "West Australia has the strongest economy in the ...

SimCorp appoints new head of sales in Asia

LOREN RUGEBREGT  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... organisations to operate their investment strategies. SimCorp's client bases include Monetary Authority Singapore, Deutsche Bank Asia and Schroders Investment Management.

Fed move checks markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... economists, money managers and former government officials issued an open letter to Bernanke on Nov. 15 saying the central bank's planned bond purchases "risk currency debasement and inflation" and won't boost employment." Similarly, finance authorities ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) issues $700 million of May 2021 Treasury Bonds. In equities, Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd, Stockland, and Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd post full year results. BHP Billiton chairman Jac Nasser addresses ...