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HSBC targets planners with Asian wide product

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
... Equity Investment is a structured product offering capital protected exposure to equity markets in Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Korea, Singapore, Thailand and India. HSBC is providing a growth or income version of the product. "With Asian economies continuing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
The outlook is positive for the Australian market on Thursday, with strong leads from Wall Street and European equities markets overnight, and higher prices in oil and precious metals. At 0711 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract ...

Gillard urges China investment relationship

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... developed. During her visit to North Asia, Gillard has also spoken about the benefits of speeding up free trade deals with South Korea and Japan. She also said that a strong regulatory regime was necessary for continued success. "A clear, reliable, legal ...

Game changer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
During these terribly horrible times, particularly for the people of Japan, it would seem callous - perhaps even a sacrilege -- to be contemplating about investing and profiting from what Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan described as the worst since ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
... 1,302.65. Shares in medical instrument makers and wine companies led gains while coal miners and financials weakened. South Korea's Kospi extended losses after the central bank raised its key interest rate for the second time in three months. The index ...

Desert storm

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
... barrels per day 2. China 8.3 3. Japan 4.4 4. India 3.1 5. Russia 2.7 6. Brazil 2.5 7. Germany 2.4 8. Saudi Arabia 2.4 9. Korea, South 2.2 10. Canada 2.2 11. Mexico 2.1 12. France 1.8 13. Iran 1.7 14. United Kingdom 1.7 15. Italy 1.5 Note that the G-7 ...

BNP enjoys wealth lift

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
... its position in the top five private banks in Hong Kong and Singapore, maintain its drive in insurance in India, Japan, Korea and Taiwan and keep expanding the presence of the Securities Services business unit in the region," he bank said in a statement. ...

Middle East mole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2011
Better the mole you expect. America's still whacking its mole of tepid economic growth with the twin hammers of the US Federal Reserve's US$600 billion QE2 and the Obama administration's fiscal largesse. So far these twin hammers appear to be doing ...

Industry bodies unite to create Korea forum

MEDIA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
... teamed up with the Australian Financial Markets Associations and Korean Financial Investment Association to establish a Korea-Australia investment forum. The three associations signed an agreement to create the investment forum aimed at boosting cooperation ...

Value a plus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
... announce that it is lifting the reserve requirement for its large commercial banks and the Bank of Thailand and the Bank of Korea both raising their policy interest rates. More are expected to follow. However, these do not readily imply that portfolio ...