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A lose-lose proposition

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2009
... And this is that, 'significant risks remain to economic and financial stability.' And, 'exit strategies will vary from country to country depending on domestic economic conditions and public finances' but not until the recovery has gained a stronger ...

Can't swing it both ways

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2009
... our children's children. Heck, Standard & Poor's even made the headlines when it warned that it could downgrade the UK's country debt rating. This time no less than US Vice President Joe Biden is pondering a second stimulus. This is backed by Laura Tyson ...

Rejoice or lament

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
... news out of Beijing leaves little room for confusion. China's Federation of Logistics and Purchasing reported that the country's purchasing managers' index clocked its fourth consecutive month of increases last month. The PMI rose to 53.2 in June from ...

Malaysia opens doors to foreign fundies

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2009
... following Prime Minister Najib Razak's announcement yesterday allowing foreign fund managers to be "fully liberalised" in the country. Razak, in his most recent round of economic reforms, said that ownership within the wholesale segment of the fund management ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2009
... quarter on a sour note after a surprise fall in consumer confidence dented hopes for a recovery in spending to lead the country out of recession. The Conference Board, a business research group, said its consumer confidence index retreated to 49.3 points ...

ASIC flags end-of-year signposts

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2009
... financial reports. Following its comprehensive review of the full year and half-year reports of 100 listed companies in the country, the regulator has flagged key measures they will be looking at in this reporting season. Top on the list is company reporting ...

South Africa and Brazil take ESG lead

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2009
... responsible investors. Indeed, Lauren Compere, senior vice president of Boston Common Asset Management and the EMDP's Korean country team leader, said the firm would like to increase the firm's investment in emerging markets. "We are encouraged by the ...

Aussies cling to shares: ASX

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2009
Australians are still strong believers in equities investments with 41 per cent of the country's' adult population owning direct or indirect shares, according to latest data from the ASX. The Australian Share Ownership Study by the Australian Securities ...

Aberdeen cools on China

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2009
... Management is keeping an underweight position in China due to concerns about the "conflicting" economic data released by the country. Stuart James, senior investment specialist at Aberdeen Asset Management, said the numbers coming out of China don't ...

UBS reshuffles wealth management execs

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2009
... Cacciottolo will report to Graham Francis, chief executive of the firm's Asia Pacific region and work with Matthew Grounds, country head of UBS Australasia. Clark Morgan was appointed chief executive of wealth management Australia at UBS. He joined UBS ...