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Hastings partners with Japanese bank

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
... largest trust bank in Japan, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (SuMi Trust), to invest in infrastructure debt opportunities in Europe. Under the partnership, Hastings and Tokyo-based SuMi Trust have already reached first close on two debt funds, one targeting ...

Bad tidings for Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
... it because markets do not believe that the Fed would hike interest rates sooner-than-expectations while China's slowing, Europe's stagnating and Japan's going backwards.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower following Wall Street down as global stocks fall on concern over growth in China and potential political fallout in Greece. At 0857 AEST on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract was ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
... mining and oil stocks the worst performers. Oil prices have slumped to fresh five year lows, while markets in the US and Europe lost ground. "There's lots going on that is holding the market back... there's not too much to cheer about at this stage," ...

The Grinch is stealing Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
... employment report for November - we're now seeing dead people (apologies for mixing my movie themes). Wall Street's down, Europe's down and to quote Bloomberg, "emerging markets currencies tumble to decade-low..." To be sure, at a reading of 14.21, the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
The Australian market looks set to follow US and international bourses downwards to open lower after disappointing Japanese and Chinese data. At 0836 AEST on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract was down 35 points at 5,355. Chinese ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street's Dow and S&P 500 reached fresh record highs on good jobs figures. At 0748 AEST on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was up 27 points at 5,360. The Dow closed just ...

ECB came bearing no pre-Xmas cheer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
"Maybe this year, maybe next year, maybe never I'm confessing That I'm guessing all the time." Edna Savage's immortal 1959 classic "Maybe This Year" provides an apt background song heading into last night's European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street fluctuated, not moving far from its previous records after the ECB stopped short of announcing new stimulus measures. At 0848 AEST on Friday, the December share price index futures contract ...

Don't underestimate LNG boom: BNP Paribas

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
Despite falling commodity prices and a stalling domestic economy, investors should not underestimate the potential of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to fill the hole left by iron ore, coal, and other commodities, according to BNP Paribas head of fixed ...