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Martin Currie hires BDM for Asia

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2009
... development executive, Ee Fang Chen, as business development director for Asia. Ee Fang was responsible for China, Taiwan and Hong Kong institutional business development at Vanguard Investments and, prior to that, he worked at Watson Wyatt Worldwide. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2009
... stronger yen which is bad for exporters. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index fell 81.09 points, or 0.78 per cent, to 10,312.14. HONG KONG - Hong Kong share prices closed 1.04 per cent lower Wednesday as dealers moved to take profits from recent gains, ending ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2009
... economy is heading toward a recovery. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index climbed 72.29 points, or 0.70 per cent, to 10,393.23. HONG KONG - Hong Kong share prices closed 2.14 per cent higher Tuesday, following gains on Chinese markets. The benchmark Hang ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2009
... fewer jobs than expected last month. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index climbed 133.83 points, or 1.31 per cent, to 10,320.94. HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares closed 1.53 percent higher Monday, after Beijing announced new measures to boost market sentiment ...

AIG sells asset management to Pacific Century

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2009
AIG has sold its external fund management business for $587 million to Pacific Century Group - a Hong Kong-based private investment firm run by billionaire Richard Li. AIG said in a press statement that it would sell a portion of its investment advisory ...

G-20 reasons to be hopeful

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2009
... in its path during the previous two meetings, it appears that the storm has now passed. Japan, Germany, France, Singapore, Hong Kong are among economies which reported growth in the second quarter and contractions in the US and the UK are easing. The ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2009
... weekend meeting of world finance chiefs. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index dropped 27.53 points,or 0.27 per cent, to 10,187.11. HONG KONG - Hong Kong share prices closed 2.82 per cent higher Friday, tracking strong gains on mainland China's market. The ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2009
... Street and a stronger yen, which is bad for exporters. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index dropped 65.82 points to 10,214.64. HONG KONG - Hong Kong share prices closed 1.23 per cent higher, tracking strong gains on mainland China's market despite an overnight ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2009
... yen. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index dropped 249.60 points, or 2.37 per cent, to 10,280.46, its lowest close since August 21. HONG KONG - Hong Kong share prices closed 1.76 per cent down at a six-week low, tracking regional markets and after an overnight ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2009
... of negative territory during morning trade, with futures leading activity. The broader Topix rose 0.3 percent to 968.77. HONG KONG - Hong Kong share prices closed 0.75 per cent higher after China's market stabilised following heavy losses the previous ...