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Lloyd George draws $66 million Funds SA mandate

... Companies Fund. In the past nine months the funds have returned +51.6% and +45.5% (to 31 January) respectively. Founded in Hong Kong in 1991 by Robert Lloyd George, Lloyd George Management currently manages around $17 billion, around $740 million of ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2006
... Vodafone said it is in talks to sell its Japanese mobile phone business. The Nikkei finished up 237.82 points at 15,901.16. HONG KONG - Stocks ended flat as investors took a breather ahead of 2005 earnings results from HSBC, which accounts for nearly ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2006
... sending down Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd. and other property shares. The benchmark Nikkei ended down 246.42 points at 15,663.34. HONG KONG - Hong Kong blue chips edged down as the Tokyo Nikkei average unsettled investors ahead of a raft of earnings reports ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2006
... Holdings Inc, which revised down its full-year earnings forecast. The Nikkei 225 index ended down 54.70 points at 15,909.76. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks rose 0.4 per cent as a property rally boosted blue chips after two days of profit-taking, but investors ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2006
... US economic growth and weighed on both Wall Street and the US dollar. The Nikkei closed at 15,964.46, down 240.97 points. HONG KONG - Stocks fell as investors cashed in on recent gains following a run-up to five-year highs earlier this week and as a ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2006
... of US makers. The Nikkei rose 12.48 points to 16,205.43. This marks the index's longest winning streak in almost a month. HONG KONG - Stocks fell fractionally as investors booked profits after recent gains, snapping a ten-day winning streak that propelled ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2006
... half a per cent as Nippon Steel and others rose on earnings prospects. The Nikkei index gained 91.04 points to 16,192.95. HONG KONG - Stocks rose in its 10th consecutive daily gain as investors speculated on the earnings results of HSBC and chased market ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2006
... rose on optimism about the economic recovery. The Nikkei rose just 5.81 points to close at 16,101.91, up 388.46 on the week. HONG KONG - Stocks rose to their highest this year, topping the five-year record set the previous session as abundant liquidity ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2006
... two per cent as investors bought companies that rely on domestic demand. The Nikkei ended up 314.32 points at 16,096.10. HONG KONG - Stocks rallied to their highest since February 2001, buoyed by strong overseas markets and gaining property shares after ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2006
... following falls in US rivals, and bank shares came under pressure. The Nikkei average ended down 113.16 points at 15,781.78. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks ended flat as investors avoided interest rate-sensitive issues but piled on mainland plays, driving ...