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Patience is a virtue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
... cuts by the RBA and the Hongkong Monetary Authority, were followed by interest rate reduction by the central banks of South Korea and Taiwan. These failed to calm investors' nerves. Government authorities in the US and Europe announced more measures ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
... points, or 1.55 per cent, to 3,442.7 points. TOKYO - Tokyo ended down 0.5 per cent on Thursday after it, along with South Korea and Taiwan, reduced borrowing costs. The Nikkei 225 Average tumbled 45.83 points, or 0.50 per cent, to 9,157.49 points. HONG ...

FTSE 'watches' Greece and South Korea

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
... of countries where classifications may change if the 'quality of markets' criteria is met or not met. The firm said South Korea had been confirmed to developed status, while Greece would remain a developed market but had been placed on the watch list ...

Bad news galore

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2008
... Following reports that the state-owned Korean Development Bank (KDB) is considering a possible buy out of Lehman Brothers, South Korea's Financial Services Commission issued a warning to the KDB against acquiring an interest in Lehman Brothers because ...

Embracing derivatives: South Korea

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
... According to the South Korean Retail Investment Market report by Celent, around 22 per cent of all retail investors in South Korea are active traders, with most having an interest in derivatives trading. However the conservative nature of the nation's ...

UN PRI enlists 400 firms

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
... Victorian Funds Management Corporation. Last month, more than 200 signatories attended 'PRI in Person' event in Seoul, South Korea, which focused on the incorporation of sustainability issues across Asia.

Emerging market funds to be rated on sustainability

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2008
... a study to determine the ratings. So far, Mercer has commenced interviews with 50 managers based in China, India, South Korea and Brazil. The overall research will also include a survey of more than 200 managers worldwide. The results of the interviews ...

Retirement on hold for longer

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2007
... Mercer has found the UK is raising its retirement age to 68, Singapore and Denmark is increasing theirs to 67, Japan, South Korea, Austria, Belgium to 65, India to 60, Hungary to 64, and Italy to 61. "Recent strikes and disturbances in France have highlighted ...

S&P launch three new Shariah indices

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2007
... Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Turkey. "Muslim investors around the world have growing appetite for investable sector and thematic solutions ...

Hunter Hall turns deep green

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2007
... animals and the environment" by using a highly exclusive range of filters that eliminates countries like Japan, China, South Korea and Russia. The fund, called the Deep Green Fund, will not invest in any company domiciled in any whaling nations, countries ...