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Water off a Peking duck's back

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2007
... credit and liquidity worries have continued to pound global equities markets, it's all been water off a Peking duck's back to China. According to Moody's Investors Service, Asia Pacific as a whole has been shrugging off sub-prime crisis and liquidity. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2007
... banks. The Nikkei lost 262.02 points to end at 16,158.45. HONG KONG - Stocks closed at a record high, thanks to heavyweight China Mobile, which hit a record on renewed speculation that China would soon restructure its telecom industry. The benchmark ...

Sydney on $24 million a day

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2007
... APEC acronym, painted 'Australia Pushing Export Coal' in two metre high letters along the side of a coal ship. Meanwhile China has joined the list of our cranky-export-customers. Contrary to Greenpeace's opinion, China has been complaining that coal ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2007
... shed 0.27 per cent, or 44.16 points, to 16,524.93. HONG KONG - Stocks fell 0.33 per cent, as investors pocketed profits in China Life and other recent gainers after last week's record run and amid reported delays in China's direct offshore investment ...

Tawrrific APEC and the Berlin Wall

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2007
... region, APEC provides a rare opportunity for powerful world leaders to get together informally. Leaders of countries like China and Taiwan may not otherwise sit down at the same table let alone listen to the races together. Unfortunately this year with ...

World's biggest fund eyes Aus resources

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2007
China's newly created state-owned investment company could soon start targeting Australian mining companies to shore up the country's resource supplies, according to AMP chief economist Shane Oliver. The company, created through a special one-off bond ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2007
... 16,153.82. HONG KONG - Blue chips rose 2.02 per cent, in step with recovering global equities, as investors bought top names like China Mobile and China Construction Bank, which set a fresh record. The benchmark Hang Seng Index closed up 463.94 points ...

Schroders distributes into China through Citibank

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2007
... Schroder Investment Management is partnering with Citibank to launch a suite of six mutual funds that will be distributed in China through Citibank's customer networks. The Citibank QDII Product - Schroder International Selection Fund will contain the ...

AXA appoints new Aus CEO

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2007
... held various roles in AXA Australian and Asian businesses. Prior to his current role, he was chief operating officer of AXA China Region.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2007
... brokerage firms fell after losses in their US peers. The benchmark Nikkei average lost 13.90 points to 16,287.49. HONG KONG - China plays snapped a six-session gaining streak, as mainland lenders tracked global financial plays lower amid renewed subprime ...