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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
... while the shares of a US brokerage were suspended. HONG KONG - Asian markets tumbled as traders were left stunned by Switzerland's shock decision to remove its currency cap against the euro. Tokyo tumbled 1.43 per cent, or 244.54 points, to end at 16,864.16. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015
... imposed three years ago to hold down the value of the franc against the currency of the 19-nation eurozone, of which Switzerland is not a member. Expectations that the European Central Bank will soon launch a significant economic stimulus program for ...

AMP debt fund beats target with US$1.1 billion final close

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
... raising US$1.1 billion during its fundraising period. Investors came from countries including the US, the UK, Germany, Switzerland, Korea, Japan, Hong Kong/China and Bahrain. In addition to the total amount invested in the fund, which had a target of ...

Surge in Australian-educated FM professionals heading OS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
... in the US and another 14.0% to the UK. Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore were popular destinations in Asia while Switzerland, France, and the Netherlands were among the top countries represented in continental Europe," noted analysis released by eVestment. ...

Australia's pension system second best in the world

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
... according to the Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index. With a score of 79.9%, Australia outperformed the Netherlands, Switzerland, Finland and Sweden in the index, and was just behind Denmark, which scored 82.4%. This represents a 2% rise from 2013 ...

How to understand emerging markets

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
... Australia, Canada and New Zealand are in the north-west; the US and UK are in the south-west; and Japan, the Eurozone, Switzerland and Scandinavia are in the south-east." The financial health of the western bloc countries is closely tied to global liquidity ...

ATO closing in on undisclosed offshore income

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
... initiative as taxpayers get their affairs in order. Most people getting in touch with us are reporting accounts in Switzerland, Israel, Lichtenstein, the Netherlands, South Africa and Hong Kong, so we'll obviously be looking closely at flow of funds ...

Australia among the big guns in millionaire stakes

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
... China and Japan (the three largest economies by gross GDP respectively). Rounding out the top five were the UK and Switzerland. The other countries ahead of Australia in descending order were Germany, Canada, Taiwan, Italy, France, Hong Kong, the Netherlands ...

BNP Paribas signs up to TARGET 2

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... more uniformity to securities transactions in Europe. The first wave of TS2 roll outs is due in June 2015 in Italy, Switzerland, Greece, Romania and Malta. Commenting on the announcement, Alain Pochet, head of clearing and custody services for BNP Paribas ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014
... background. Shares in European pharmaceutical groups surged owing to a major reshaping of the sector, driven by Novartis of Switzerland and GlaxoSmithKline in London. London's FTSE 100 gained 0.85 per cent to 6,681.76 points compared to Thursday's closing ...