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FTSE launches Asian sector indices

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2009
... provide access to countries included on the FTSE Asia Pacific Index including China, Hong Kong SAR, Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, India, Malaysia and Thailand. Each sector index is derived from individual subsectors of the Industry ...

Nationalisation - that ugly word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
... 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 of dollars poured into the financial system in just under two years appear to just ...

IRESS eyes Asia

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2009
... equity information and trading platform. During the first half of 2009, IRESS will introduce equities data from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and Korea to its current offering of data for Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. The additional data is being ...

Bad tidings we bring

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2009
... battered by the global slowdown and compounded by a rising currency. Elsewhere in Asia, the central banks of Indonesia, Taiwan and South Korea cut interest rates. The Bank of Korea reduced interest rate to a record low of 2.5 per cent early in 2009 - ...

October mourn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2008
... per cent. China began cutting rates last 15 September this year - the same day that Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy. Taiwan's central bank cut its discount rate by 25 bps to 3 per cent - the third in a span of less than two months. On top of these ...

Lonsec approves iShares

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008
... 600, Europe 350, MSCI EAFE, MSCI Japan, MSCI Hong Kong and MSCI Singapore iShares. The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets, MSCI Taiwan, MSCI South Korea, FTSE/Xinhua 25 and MSCI BRIC are also covered in the rating.

ING offloads Taiwan life insurance for $850m

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2008
... real estate and wholesale banking activities." Fubon Financial Holding is the third largest financial services company in Taiwan and is listed on the Taipei Stock Exchange. The deal is expected to transform its life insurance, creating the second largest ...

Patience is a virtue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
... RBA and the Hongkong Monetary Authority, were followed by interest rate reduction by the central banks of South Korea and Taiwan. These failed to calm investors' nerves. Government authorities in the US and Europe announced more measures to contain the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
... 1.55 per cent, to 3,442.7 points. TOKYO - Tokyo ended down 0.5 per cent on Thursday after it, along with South Korea and Taiwan, reduced borrowing costs. The Nikkei 225 Average tumbled 45.83 points, or 0.50 per cent, to 9,157.49 points. HONG KONG - The ...

Aviva Investors forms $488bn FM

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2008
Aviva yesterday launched its newly integrated global asset management business Aviva Investors - a $488 billion investment powerhouse with 10 companies rolled under one brand. Aviva announced in February that Australian based Portfolio Partners and ...