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Fundies caught in $5m heist

SFC RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2010
... listed securities and derivatives in Hong Kong after they discovered insider trading in another security, this time Bank of China shares. The regulator alleged that around the same time Tiger Asia manipulated the share price of CCB, it also short sold ...

Love thy neighbour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2010
... days brought renewed trepidation. The world welcomed the Chinese New Year with an announcement from the People's Bank of China (PboC) that it was increasing banks' reserve requirements by 50 bps to 16.5 per cent effective 25 February - the second in ...

No pleasing Mr. Market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2010
... fears that an economic slowdown there would pull the rest of the world down. But hear ye, hear ye to what People's Bank of China Deputy Governor Zhu Min told the World Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland. "We'll continue with current accommodative fiscal ...

Stimulexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2010
... gives? What gives is the uncertainty about when the fiscal and monetary stimuli will be withdrawn. The People's Bank of China (PBOC) has already started to guide interest rates higher and lifted its bank's required reserves. The Reserve Bank of Australia ...

Good For China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2010
... increasing clout in the global economy and financial markets. Markets reacted negatively to reports of the People's Bank of China's (PBOC) 50 bps hike in its banks' required reserves - the first since December 2008 - and news that it is 'guiding' its ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2009
... banks led gains after a series of ratings upgrades from Moody's and Credit Suisse on the major lenders. ICBC and Bank of China ended at two-year highs. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand share market failed to catch a wave of optimism that lifted other markets ...

Carpe Diem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2009
... market expectations for a 21 per cent drop. Did I hear you say, the global economy is back? One more! The People's Bank of China also reported that new local-currency loans surged by 26 per cent to 516.7 billion yuan ($75.7 billion) in September from ...

CBA adds Apama software

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2009
... report highlighted the quality of Apama software's functionality and overall performance. ING, Deutsche Bank, The Bank of China International and the Financial Services Authority are among the technology firm's clients.

Gung Hay Fat Choy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2009
... order to prevent its economy from overheating. It got what it wished for. How many times had the Peoples Central Bank of China (PBOC) raised interest rates in the past to try and slow its economy? It raised its benchmark lending rate from 5.31 per cent ...

October mourn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2008
... as collateral. This is on top of the government's promise of more tax cuts and increased spending. The People's Bank of China slashed its benchmark lending and deposit rates by 27 bps. The one-year lending rate is now down to 6.66 per cent and the deposit ...