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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2009
... the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia on "Growth Opportunities for Australian Healthcare Companies in South East Asia". The Australian share market closed at a fresh nine-month high on Tuesday, boosted by the resources sector and major banks. ...

S&P launches risk controlled indices

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
... Services. "With risk controlled indices already based upon the S&P BRIC 40 Index, S&P Latin America 40 Index, S&P South East Asia 40 Index, and S&P Global Infrastructure Index, Standard & Poor's is the only index provider to offer indices targeting specific ...

China's smoking gun

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2009
... vehicles, cruise missiles and early warning systems, largely to meet the growing geopolitical challenge of China in South East Asia. No wonder next week's federal Budget Deficit is expected to approach $70 billion and take six years to come back into ...

Global debt volumes jump one-third

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2009
... corporate bond issuance grew only 22 per cent. Asia's debt was raised through 155 issues in Japan, 104 in Australia, 205 in South Korea, 59 in China and 54 in India. While India and China had almost the same number of issues, China raised three times ...

China and India investment themes remain: Actis

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2009
... market private equity firm Actis is searching for the best buys across Africa, China, India, Latin America and South East Asia. Paul Fletcher, Actis senior partner, said the firm is adopting a "wait and see" approach to all investment opportunities in ...

Fresh mint

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2009
... US Federal Reserve made Wall Street an offer it could not refuse - 1.25 trillion freshly minted greenbacks. After heading south for most of the trading session, the S&P 500 changed direction and headed for a more than 2 per cent gain at the closing after ...

Nationalisation - that ugly word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
... debt as collateral for loans to its banks. Elsewhere in Asia, central banks are lowering interest rates like never before. South Korean interest rates are down to a record low of 2 per cent, while in Taiwan they are now at 1.25 percent. The trillions ...

Changing of the guard at Russell

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2008
... combined retail and institutional services group, known as Investor Services. He holds a M.B.A. from the University of New South Wales, Australian Graduate School of Management. A native of Canada, Mr Corneil has lived and worked in Australia for more ...

UBS to launch infra fund next year

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2008
... Global Asset Management chair and chief executive. Investors include major institutions in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific. "Due to the exceptional client demand for the UBS International Infrastructure Fund, I envisage a similar ...

The nub of being a hub

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2008
... cent for US investors. But where Australia can really use its investment expertise to ramp up offshore FUM is in the Middle East and India. To date, local fund managers are running a tiny 0.3 per cent and 0.1 per cent in each region respectively. Dunnin ...