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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
... foreign exchange deals, the European single currency fell to $1.2259 from $1.2276 late in New York on Thursday. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly fell as profit-taking after the previous day's rallies overshadowed another strong performance on Wall Street. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012
... European single currency also reversed early gains, slipping to $US1.2222 from $US1.2271 in New York late Monday. HONG KONG - Asian shares are widely up, led by a sharp rise in Hong Kong, amid hopes of Chinese and US stimulus measures ahead of Federal ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
... put on 0.43 per cent. The European single currency was lower at $1.2268 from $1.2292 in New York late Tuesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly fell after US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke warned of a further slowdown in the US economy and a "frustratingly ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
... European single currency also reversed early gains, slipping to $US1.2222 from $US1.2271 in New York late Monday. HONG KONG - Asian shares are widely up, led by a sharp rise in Hong Kong, amid hopes of Chinese and US stimulus measures ahead of Federal ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2012
... York late on Friday, when it hit $US1.2163 - the lowest since June 29, 2010 - on eurozone debt crisis concerns. HONG KONG - Asian shares edged higher on the back of a strong Wall Street rally, but Chinese stocks have plunged to a new three-year low after ...

AusSuper to double Asian exposure

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
... committee will be chaired by former Reserve Bank governor Bernie Fraser. Delaney said AustralianSuper would up its exposure to Asian markets to $7bn by 2016, and that the decision to form the committee could be put down to three objectives. "The first ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
... a bailout. The European single currency gained from Thursday's two-year dollar trough, trading at $US1.2236. HONG KONG - Asian shares made modest gains after China said its economy slowed in line with expectations, quashing fears data would show a "doomsday" ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... currency, after falling to $US1.2167 - the lowest level since late June 2010, recovered slightly to $US1.2205. HONG KONG - Asian markets plunged on growing fears of a regional slowdown after South Korea unexpectedly cut interest rates and Japan's central ...

Cross-border super collaboration on way

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
Asian public pensions and Australian superannuation funds may soon be working together on cross-border investment decisions, predicts Citi's Asia Pacific head of pension fund services. Australian superannuation funds typically have around 30% of assets ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
... $US1.2251 in New York late Tuesday, when it had slumped to $US1.2235 - the lowest point since July 1, 2010. HONG KONG - Asian markets ended mixed, recovering from earlier losses sparked by a fall on Wall Street and concerns about Italy's finances which ...