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Fidelity signs exclusive research deals

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2009
... around the world for the number of investment analysts it has "on the ground" to source research and information. From Beijing to Timbuktu, Fidelity's got it covered. But considered an unfair advantage only a decade ago, the advent of the internet has ...

What China wants China gets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2009
... credit data indicates that there remains plenty to go around to grease the wheels of the economy. We still have to see Beijing's revised growth target for 2010 but not a few private forecasters have already revised their predictions to around 10 per ...

Yin to market yang

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
... most of them alien to investors accustomed to the way Western markets work. "The one thing you have to realise is that Beijing is not afraid to engineer a situation where the stockmarket goes down," he said, adding, "Western democracies cannot bring ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
... China could escalate and hurt the global recovery. The US has decided to impose import tariffs on Chinese-made tyres, with Beijing consequently lodging a complaint against the US move at the World Trade Organisation. Trading was cancelled for the morning ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2009
... Positive data out of China pointed to strong growth for the economic giant, while US figures also gave cause for optimism. Beijing said it was set to post its targeted eight per cent growth in 2009 as data suggested its massive stimulus was paying off. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2009
... climbed 133.83 points, or 1.31 per cent, to 10,320.94. HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares closed 1.53 percent higher Monday, after Beijing announced new measures to boost market sentiment and data showed fewer than expected jobs were lost last month. The benchmark ...

Macquarie enters China JV

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2009
... Macquarie to offer RMB products and arrange domestic debt and equity financing, noted a media statement from the group. Beijing Sanjili Energy Company and Beijing Rongda Investment have been named the partners in Macquarie's latest venture. The two companies ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
... points, or 0.79 per cent, to 10,497.36. HONG KONG - The market was weighed by declines in Chinese lenders on concerns Beijing will tighten credit, as well as profit-taking in Hong Kong property developers. The benchmark Hang Seng index finished down ...

DST opens China website

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2009
... company in English in Chinese. The company already has seven offices in five Asia Pacific countries including Shanghai and Beijing. DST Global Solutions' Chinese clients already include China Life, Ping An and AEGON. The website was launched in Shanghai ...

Sweet and sour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009
... "proactive" fiscal policy. How could they go bargain shopping for banks, energy companies, etc. around the world otherwise? What Beijing wants, Beijing gets. That is the wonder of a command economy. I should know. I spent half of my life living under ...