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Rambo

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2010
... but also Europe and the idea of European unity." But a euro depreciation is perhaps just what the doctor ordered. Think China and how the US is threatening to brand it a currency manipulator because of its "undervalued" currency. China is the fastest ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2010
... this war of attrition," Mr Heffernan said. "The major stocks that are being hit are the banks with fears about Greece and China." Stocks were trading at their lowest since August last year. Consumer sentiment dropped sharply in response to the latest ...

Euro downs Supermodel

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
... have sexy figures to fall back on. Yes, that's right. They're piling back into the US dollar. Reports overnight tells of China resuming its purchases of US Treasuries in March -- the first in six months. According to Bloomberg, "Treasury holdings by ...

China SWF signs resources JV in Canada

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2010
China's sovereign wealth fund (SWF) is investing more than $800 million as part of a joint venture to assist in the production of resource assets in Canada. The China Investment Corporation (CIC) formed a joint venture with Penn West Energy Trust to ...

FTSE partners for Asia Pacific IPO index

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2010
... trading horizon. "As investment in the Asia region continues, being able to gain access to a steady pipeline of Hong Kong/China themed IPOs listed on the Hong Kong exchange can be an attractive strategy for both domestic and international investors," ...

AMP Asian strategy gains momentum

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2010
... $700 million it attracted from Japanese investors, its agreement to explore pension and asset management opportunities with China Life and the formation of AMP Capital Brookfield. China's private pension market is forecast to grow to $1 trillion by 2030 ...

Super funds could fill resource capital shortfall: report

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2010
... of the $50 billion capital requirements for new projects over the next few years come from? As we all know, it comes from China, India and Japan... or alternatively, it comes from investment funds in New York, London and Hong Kong," said the report. ...

Norway pension manager expands into Singapore

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2010
... Pension Fund Global represents $2.7 billion (Norwegian Kroner). Close to 10 per cent of its funds are invested in Singapore, China, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and Thailand. Yngve Slyngstad, chief executive at Norges Bank Investment Management, said ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2010
... some industrial stocks. Ms Spencer said the market should continue to improve unless negative data emerges from Europe or China. "We will continue to trade in positive territory today unless we get some more data out of Asian markets," she said. By 1206 ...

Do nothing budget

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2010
... indications show that spending constraints there would significantly slow its growth outlook. And contagion? Yes, there's still China. But cracks are beginning to appear there too. The major positive of this "do-nothing" budget is that the Australian ...