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Investment grade wine attracts global wealth

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
... upon the top producers in Bordeaux and Burgundy." Demand is also rising, driven largely by private wealth originating in China, Russia and other emerging markets, according to Ricardo. "The combination of scarcity and ever increasing demand is what fuels ...

SWFs to reach $30tr in 20 years

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
... Asia SWFs are primarily used to manage fiscal and currency reserve. Nearly two-thirds of Asia's SWF assets are sourced from China. The SWF Institute says a SWF is a state-owned investment fund or entity that is commonly established from balance of payments ...

HSBC invests $100m in water

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
... Yangtze, the Indus, the Nile and the Huang He (Yellow River) top the list of most populous basins, followed by Huai He (China), the Niger, Hai (China), Krishna (India) and the Danube. Water resource management however, was highlighted as an issue in ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2012
... Asian markets rallied after the eurozone agreed to lend Spain billions of euros to save its banks. The weekend also saw China release a mixed bag of data that, despite not being as bad as expected, was unable to soothe concerns over the world's second ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012
... ounce. BHP Billiton gained 54 cents, or 1.71 per cent, to $32.12 and Rio Tinto added $1.06 or 1.91 per cent, to $56.46 on China's decision to cut interest rates by 25 basis points from Friday, Mr Sada said. It was the first time China has reduced rates ...

Pop goes the QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012
... downward spiral of economic weakness would be difficult to arrest." And we were so sure. Surer still after the Peoples Bank of China (PBOC) just did it. The PBOC reduced borrowing costs - the first since 2008 - taking the benchmark lending rate down ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012
... support after recent heavy losses driven by increasing concerns over the eurozone debt crisis, weak US data and a slowdown in China. Dealers said trade was relatively quiet on Monday after the turmoil of recent weeks, as investors kept close watch on ...

All juiced up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2012
... Twist is an "option on the table". Hip, hip. But like bad news, don't good ones also come in threes? You must be thinking China - the second biggest economy in the world, right? Well, sort of. The third strike comes from no other than the land downunder ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2012
... support after recent heavy losses driven by increasing concerns over the eurozone debt crisis, weak US data and a slowdown in China. Dealers said trade was relatively quiet on Monday after the turmoil of recent weeks, as investors kept close watch on ...

AMP infra fund buys into Indian energy

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012
... Services Group, India's leading infrastructure player. AGIF targets growth oriented infrastructure investments in India and China in sectors such as transportation, energy/utilities, telecommunications and urban infrastructure. The US$161 million Fund ...