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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2009
... market posted a 28 per cent rise in the first six months of the year, as China's huge stimulus package attracted foreign investors. WELLINGTON - Shares limped to a quiet close to mark the end of the financial quarter, despite signs of life on Wall Street ...

Mixed reaction on shorting ban lift

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2009
... "any re-imposition will simply fuel ongoing market uncertainty for investors in the Australian market including foreign investors, superannuation funds, funds managers, brokers, dealers and other market participants", said ASLA co-chairman, Peter Martin. ...

Japan wins for local instos

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
... materials and technology sectors, where many companies were foreign owned. "A big part of the sell off has been foreign investors taking their money out of Japan and we were generally underweight those sectors," he said. Mitchell said this year will ...

Africa wants slice of bail-out

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2009
... financial aid to help Africans who have become unemployed after mining operations closed, tourism slowed and foreign investors stopped injecting capital into the region. The Fund would also help humanitarian programs, provide microfinance loans and continue ...

The best forecaster

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
... longer a problem. And in case it still is, the Fed has shown that it could immediately contain rising prices. Foreign investors are willing and eager to lend financing to the US. And others more. Hindsight is a really wonderful thing. We know now that ...

FTSE 'watches' Greece and South Korea

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
... included in Hong Kong, will be moved to China. The firm found Taiwan had improved its access to markets for foreign investors and implemented a number of market reforms in the past year, said Mark Makepeace, FTSE Group chief executive. "We will continue ...

Kenya budgets right for investments

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2008
... losers in the first Budget announced since the formation of Kenya's first coalition government, with local and foreign investors first in line to benefit. The group said in a report that household consumers will benefit from lower food prices. "The zero ...

Finland the most low risk

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2008
... with international standards for accounting rules and practices. "Companies in Finland are more transparent to foreign investors and partners whose due diligence, legal, and accounting costs are reduced," the report states. Lower overall business costs ...

Investment infrastructure needs upgrade: ACSA

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
Australia must update its investment infrastructure and abolish some taxes to attract more foreign investors, according to a custodial expert. Speaking at the Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA) conference, Bryan Gray, chairman at ACSA ...

G'day Vietnam

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2008
... greater transparency," Nguyen said. "The Vietnamese government understands it needs transparency to attract foreign investors and ensure the economy can grow." Nguyen said VECL listed on the NSX because it required less capital to list compared to the ...