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Open fire roasted bears

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
... avalanche of positive news out overnight. The Fed's Beige Book survey showed improved hiring and manufacturing in 10 of the 12 regions surveyed... and retailers expecting better holiday sales. The US Labor Department goofed. It revised US productivity ...

ANZ to open Chengdu centre

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2010
... approvals, ANZ will open a branch in Chongqing in late 2010. ANZ also has strategic partnerships in two of China's key growth regions - a 19.9 per cent stake in the Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank and a 20 per cent stake in the Bank of Tianjin.

Lookin' good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
... fall in the previous month. The first gain since April when the homebuyers' tax credit expired. Sales increased in all regions. Spun or ignored. Initial jobless claims fell by a greater than expected 6,000 to 472,000 in the week ending August 28. Financial ...

Sunsuper boosts relationships with retail hires

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2010
... its existing employer clients, as well as expanding the fund's business development opportunities in their respective regions. Sunsuper chief executive officer, Tony Lally, said their experience in financial planning, professional consulting, and relationship ...

India funds in short supply

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2010
... Asian (ex Japan) fund that invests in companies in the Greater China, Indian Sub-continent, East and South-East Asian regions. Tom Keenan, director of retail iShares Australia pointed out that Australian investors probably identify with China to a greater ...

AMP Capital launches global infra fund

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2010
... the new infrastructure fund as an opportunity for retail investors to access a diversified portfolio across a range of regions and sectors including water, communication, energy and transport. The fund will be headed up by Craig Noble and managed internationally ...

House call

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2010
... suggests that buyers may be purchasing property again. After all, the Commerce Department report also notes that sales in all regions -except for the West - increased. The median price fell by 1.4 per cent in June and is 0.6 per cent lower over the year. ...

Saved by BP and Goldman

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
... declined to 5.1 in the month from 8 in June and against expectations for a rise to 10. Manufacturing activity in these regions may be slowing, but the latest readings show they're still expanding (above zero). US industrial production rose by only 0.1 ...

Global instos ramp up alternatives exposure

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2010
... region at Russell, said Australian respondents favour real estate, infrastructure and commodities. "Although most global regions are increasing allocations to infrastructure and commodities they are coming from a very low base of between 0.3 and 0.7 ...

Crédit Agricole signs on Calypso

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2010
... back office operations on a global, enterprise-wide basis for multiple treasury, FX and FX derivative products. "In many regions our STP rate has increased to 98 per cent, and across the board there has been a reduction in IT and operational risk. "Furthermore ...