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India's report card

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2008
... seller is one of the factors driving wheat prices to the current record levels. Because India is a democracy, in contrast to China, managing potential social tensions arising from this modern-versus-traditional growth disparity is likely to become a ...

Quattro to distribute HK giant's products

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2008
... for their expertise, but my background with Macquarie is very Asian focused and my view when I formed this business was China is a very strong emerging economy and will continue to develop," he said. Quattro Asset Management is in the process of launching ...

Retirement liabilities dwarf assets six-fold

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 APR 2008
... member longevity to the value of their benefits. Illustrating the extent of looming public pension tsunami, they said by 2040 China is expected to be paying pensions to almost 400 million people. Defined benefit funds, despite their unfavoured status ...

Abacus banks on new wave of tourists

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 18 APR 2008
... US and Japan may be down but hotel property investments are still a good bet thanks to a growing number of visitors from China, Korea and India, according to Abacus Funds Management. Abacus claims Australia's hospitality industry would make most of their ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2008
... measures by Beijing. The Hang Seng Index ended at 23,811.20, down 856.59 points, weighed down by a near-6 per cent dive in China Construction Bank. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand share market eased 0.5 per cent but a late pick-up in Telecom shares kept ...

Intel eyes China tech

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2008
The investment arm of computing giant Intel has doubled the size of its newest China technology fund in a bid to cash in on the country's booming IT sector. Intel Capital said the new $535.7 million China technology fund will be invested in wireless ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2008
The Australian share market was lower at noon, dragged down by consumer confidence figures at their lowest level in almost 15 years. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 10.6 points lower at 5560.9, while the All Ordinaries had fallen 11.8 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2008
... after housing data and persistent credit worries dragged on banks, but BHP Billiton staged a late surge on market talk that China's Baosteel was planning to build a stake. The FTSE 100 ended down 24.6 points or 0.41 per cent at 5,990.2 after touching ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2008
... gained 3.7 per cent last week. HONG KONG - Stocks rose, led by financial and resources plays, and buoyed by a strong rally in China's main stock index as investors shrugged off the biggest monthly fall in US jobs in five years. The Hang Seng Index ended ...

Longevity puts focus on trauma insurance

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2008
... groups which has just completed another major study of sickness and death incidences across the UK, Hong Kong, Malaysia, China, South Africa and Singapore. This demographic and health profile change means the real risk needs of consumers is changing ...