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Australia bottom of the class for portfolio disclosure

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
... emerging markets countries lead the way in portfolio disclosure. They are headed by India, but also including Brazil and South Korea. The Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, and Norway also figure prominently. The United States, the largest fund market ...

China infrastructure push to boost Australia exports

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... initiatives could "boost countries supplying infrastructure-related goods, such as Australia, Indonesia, Japan and South Korea," HSBC argued. However, in a new report titled Climbing China's Great Wall of worry, BlackRock said that the Australian economy ...

Bond investors warned not to overlook defence

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015
... come sooner than most investors expect; a very positive view in Asia, especially in lower volatility countries like South Korea; and a negative view on Europe, where the outcome from Greece's debt crisis remains uncertain. The strategy is unique in that ...

Australia unprepared for FTAs

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
... financial services industry is unprepared for a "bonanza" arising from free trade agreements with China, Japan and South Korea, according to Finsia research. Multiple factors including rapid market growth (between 2.5% and 7% over the next few decades) ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
The Australian market looks set to open a touch lower, as gains on Wall Street offset losses in the local market on Thursday. At 0648 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was down two points at 5,615. US stocks have pushed higher ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower after US stocks lost ground overnight. At 0651 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was down 24 points at 5,631. Wall Street fell for a second straight session following disappointing ...

China's trade trouble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015
... Australia's in trouble too and Asia and commodities and commodity exporting countries and China's main trading partners - South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, US, Australia, Germany. Not so according to the IMF's Asia and Pacific Department division chief, Steven ...

Australia missing out on $34.5bn tech opportunity

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
... creating and exploiting digital markets. Only 2.3% of retail sales are online, compared to 10% in the UK and 13% in South Korea. The country's enterprises are inconsistent in their application of digital technologies to drive efficiencies. While Australia ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
... sell-off. Sydney shares were given a lift by data showing Australia's unemployment rate had eased slightly, while South Korea became the latest country to cut interest rates as it struggles to fight off deflation. Tokyo rallied 1.43 per cent, or 267.59 ...

It might just be a matter of time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
... this year..." on 5 February....and then, there were 24 with the addition of the central banks of Poland, Thailand and South Korea since - and this doesn't track those that have already double-dipped like the People's Bank of China (PBOC) and the Reserve ...