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China life might start investing abroad: report

China Life, the country\'s largest life insurer, may start investing in overseas financial markets before the end of the year, state media reported Sunday. The company, which raised $3.5 billion in the world\'s biggest initial public offering last year ...

AMP China fund tops $55m

... Capital Investors on Monday announced it had raised $55 million in subscriptions through 3000 new investors in the AMP Capital China Fund. "The China Fund marks the first step in AMP Capital's strategy to develop specialist retail funds," AMP Capital ...

CBA says in talks with China bank, Jinan, on cooperation

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2004
... Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) said on Monday it is at an advanced stage of discussions with a Peoples Republic of China (PRC) bank, Jinan City Commercial Bank (JNCCB) regarding strategic co-operation. CBA said this strategic co-operation would ...

ANZ extends footprint in China

ANZ Bank this week announced its Shanghai branch has been granted an expansion to its renminbi licence by The China Banking Regulatory Commission allowing it to expand the trade-related services it can provide Chinese-owned enterprises. The expanded ...

BHP smashes Australian corporate record with $4.9 bln profit

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2004
... company nearly doubling the previous year\'s result. The world\'s largest diversified miner also said voracious demand from China and limited world stockpiles could sustain high prices into the future. BHP Billiton reported a net profit of $US3.5 billion ...

MFS buys Japanese resort

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2004
... to be built over a 10 year period at a cost between $300 million and $400 million, will appeal to Australians working in China. \"I\'ve skied all over the world over 25 years, and I\'ve never seen anything like it,\" Hackworth said. \"It\'s the best ...

Economists clash over rates and $A

... rates. Westpac's Evans said he expects a steady interest rate environment for the remainder of the year, but the slowdown in China, and world growth could force the Reserve Bank to reduce interest rates before needing to raise them. Koukoulas agreed ...

Macquarie Bank launches Macquarie Securities in Asia

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2004
... acquisition has brought together businesses in 10 Asian locations: Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore, China, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, as well as Asian sales and trading desks in London, New York and other European and ...

Gates charity approved for investment in capital market

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2004
... Foundation has won government approval to invest in stocks and bonds under a plan that aims to attract foreign money to boost China\'s ailing capital markets, regulators said on Wednesday. The official clearance makes the charity, set up four years ago ...

Upcoming reporting season looks promising, say analysts

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2004
... predicting double digit earnings growth for the market overall. Analysts say the resources sector, boosted by the demand from China, is behind what promises to be the best six months for the past four years after a sustained period of negative growth. ...