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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
... meetings scheduled. In Australia, the market on Wednesday fell for the first time in seven trading sessions following a jump in China's money market rate. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 14.4 points, or 0.27 per cent, at 5,356.8 points. The December ...

Spend, spend, spend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013
... higher yields and therefore, purchases of bank stocks. But it's not only all about Washington and the Fed. It's also about China. Last week, we found out that China's economic growth accelerated to 7.8% in the third quarter from 7.5% in the second quarter. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
... annual general meeting. In Australia, the market on Friday closed at the highest level in almost five-and-a-half years as China regains its growth momentum. China, the world's second biggest economy, grew by 7.8 per cent in the year to September, pushing ...

While America was shuttered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
... programming, now that the 2013 season of Washington's "when the shutdown meets the ceiling" theatre is over. Let's watch the China channel. The economy's going where PM Li likes it to be - GDP growth quickened to 7.8% in the third quarter from 7.5% in ...

NZ Super CEO appointed deputy chair of IFSWF

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
... Future Fund and New Zealand Superannuation Fund. Other members include the Oil Revenues Stabilization Fund of Mexico, the China Investment Corporation, and Norway's US$ 325 billion Government Pension Fund - aka 'the oil fund'.

Baker & McKenzie tells industry to prepare for SIV 'bonanza'

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013
... in foreign investments brought into Australia," Fuggle said. "It's unlikely the money will be repatriated once it's left China." "The biggest bonanza for Australia is in the borrow-back funds. It's hard to say exactly how the money will be invested but ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013
... benchmark Hang Seng Index on Thursday climbed 229.92 points to 23,214.40 on turnover of $HK53.26 billion ($A7.34 billion). China's official non-manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index rose to a six-month high of 55.4 in September from 53.9 in August ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2013
... 1430 AEST. Meanwhile, Japan is expected to announce a sales tax increase and fresh stimulus measures during Tuesday, and China will release official manufacturing figures. "Any one of those things could be market moving," he said. Among the banks, ANZ ...

Sovereign wealth funds up alternatives exposure in 2012

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2013
... findings suggest they are starting to adopt a more Western approach when it comes to their investment models," Invesco Greater China chief executive Desmond Ng said. "This is a positive trend for investment providers specialising in alternatives, with ...

Asia-Pacific HNWI wealth growth triple global average

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2013
... wealth by 23.4%. According to this year's new Global HNW Insights Survey with responses from nearly 1,400 HNWIs in Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, and Singapore, almost 80% of HNWIs in Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) highly trust their wealth ...