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Market wrap open

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2014
... no-brainer". "There's just a raft of negative factors just weighing on sentiment to open up the week," he said. "We had the China data showing a sharp drop in exports, we have the Ukraine situation starting to flare up again, with Russia continuing to ...

Asia Funds Passport on shaky ground

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2014
... under threat if regulators are successful in reaching a mutual recognition agreement between funds domiciled in mainland China and Hong Kong. The plan is designed to make Hong Kong the most attractive and obvious place from where international fund managers ...

No guarantee

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2014
... starts considering a change in the reduction of its monthly asset purchases. What's changing though is the Peoples Bank of China's (PBOC) thinking - nay, it's all as planned. Recall how it took away free yuan lunches? When it allowed the yuan to fall ...

EQT Global Equity Fund on BT Wrap and Asgard

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014
... have told us they are seeking to position their clients' portfolios to benefit from growth in markets such as the US and China, as well as ensuring they are not over-exposed to Australian equities in the current economic environment," Myers said. Dundas ...

AIA launches fitness program available via advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2014
... national forum. The Vitality program has more than five million members across South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, China and Singapore. The program uses research in behavioural economics to stimulate people to adopt a healthy lifestyle. AIA ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on international markets after China lowers its growth expectations and US data show only modest jobs growth. At 0820 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was down ...

Fund managers expect clients to turn aggressive

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
... 2013); 7.0% in the U.K. (6.0%); 8.1% in the Eurozone (7.0%); 6.4% in Australia (6.0%); 7.3% in Japan (6.0%); and 8.4% in China (10.0%). Most managers in the survey still hold overall bullish views for the next five years on emerging market equities (76% ...

Chinese currency reforms to transform bond benchmarks

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
China's short-to-medium-term economic challenges should not distract investors from the long-term rise of the country as a global financial power and the investment opportunities that its emergence will create, according to AllianceBernstein director ...

Just jokin' Putin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
... 0.1% over the past couple of days and the Nikkei-225 index increased by 0.5% after losing 1.37%. What's interesting is that China's Shanghai Composite index fell by 0.2% after jumping by 0.9% on the Russo/Ukraine tension. Fell free to form your own conclusions. ...

Punishing Putin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2014
... G7 versus G1 standoff remains fluid where things could still get worse before it gets better. Speaking of Sun Tzu, so far China has been conspicuous in its silence on its stance on the issue. Is it for us? Or against us? Perhaps, China's still doing ...