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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
... added to fears of a deep global recession. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index lost 194.17 points, or 2.28 per cent, to 8,328.41. HONG KONG - Hong Kong share prices closed 4.54 per cent lower on Tuesday, with sentiment hit by a fall on Wall Street and fears ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2008
... the G20 summit on the financial crisis. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index rose 60.19 points, or 0.71 per cent, to 8,522.58. HONG KONG - Hong Kong share prices closed lower on Monday, as investors took profits in Chinese financial companies following their ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2008
... 3,291.47 points. TOKYO - The Tokyo Stock Exchange's benchmark climbed 223.75 points, or 2.72 per cent, to finish at 8,462.39. HONG KONG - The benchmark Hang Seng Index closed up 321.31 points, or 2.43 per cent, at 13,542.66. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2008
... sparking a big sell-off on Wall Street. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index lost 456.87 points, 5.25 per cent, to end at 8,238.64. HONG KONG - The benchmark Hang Seng Index fell 717.74 points, or 5.15 per cent, to 13,221.35. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket ...

Age of the virtual super regulator

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
... 'mutual recognition' arrangements. Examples of these are the mutual recognition arrangements signed between Australia and Hong Kong in July regarding collective investment schemes or the agreement between US and Australia in August on their respective ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
... global economy weighed on sentiment. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index dropped 113.79 points, or 1.29 per cent, to 8,695.51. HONG KONG - The benchmark Hang Seng Index closed down 101.81 points, or 0.73 per cent, at 13,939.09. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
... corporate earnings and a stronger yen. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index dropped 272.13 points, or 3.0 per cent, to end at 8,809.30. HONG KONG - The benchmark Hang Seng Index closed down 703.73 points, or 4.77 per cent, at 14,040.90. WELLINGTON - New Zealand ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2008
... The benchmark index fell 316.14 points to 8,583.00. At one point during the morning, it dropped more than seven per cent. HONG KONG - The benchmark Hang Seng index rose 453.39, or 3.29 per cent, to 14,243.43 points. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2008
... dragging the leading indices down. The benchmark Nikkei stock index declined 622.1, or 6.53 per cent, to 8,899.14 points. HONG KONG - The benchmark Hang Seng lost 1,050.12, or 7.08 per cent, to 13,790.04 points. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket ...

MLC appoints portfolio manager

MEDIA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2008
... moving to London in 2004 with UBS as head of fixed income for Pan Europe and Asia Pacific. Most recently, he has been in Hong Kong with UBS. Piper also has strong top-down credentials which MLC will utilise in setting asset allocation and the strategic ...