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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
... 24.02 points, to close at 19,666.18. But Shanghai ended 1.02 per cent higher, adding 21.62 points to 2,132.80, after the country's securities regulator said it would cut transaction fees on equity trading by 20 per cent from September 1. WELLINGTON - ...

AMP Capital hires MD for Asia

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
... institutional sales and business development. Ching joins AMP Capital from Fidelity Worldwide Investment where she was country head, Hong Kong with responsibility for institutional, wholesale and retail direct business. Previously Ching held roles at ...

Vision for the future

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2012
... list of the big changes ahead, he acknowledged the industry's achievements to date, particularly its contribution to the country's GDP and in providing employment. "You should be pleased by the contribution you make to Australia's relative current success." ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
... meeting. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 13,008.68, down 64.33 points (0.49 per cent). In local equities news, Country Road has agreed to buy fellow fashion retailer Witchery Australia for $172 million. Country Road shares were in a trading ...

Going for gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2012

Model FATCA intergov agreement imminent

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2012
... what it contains so we have to wait for this to come out. But then, they will need to move quickly because every other country around the world is likely to want one as well," Brogden said. The other alternative to a wholesale carve-out for super funds ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2012
... sat near multi-year lows amid growing fears Spain will need a full bailout. Japanese shares were hurt by news that the country had posted a record trade deficit in the first six months of the year as energy costs soared and exports to key markets tumbled ...

ESG sheds light on Sov debt crisis: AXA IM

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2012
... Christensen said is above the industry average. The research has found that an in depth understanding of specific intra-country regions can provide a more complete picture about potential pitfalls, and areas that can be capitalised on. "Some of the ones ...

Food is the new Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
... remains an emerging market. Remember last year when the rising price of pork caused protests and social unrest in the country? And the government and the PBOC tightened policy to slow inflation? The on-going weakness in developed economies could prevent ...

Kinks in Stronger Super armour

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
... the GFC, yet make no mention of the three primary risks facing Australian super in the short term future - those being country risk, inflation risk and profit share risk. Miller however, said that while these do signify threats to the Australian super ...