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AMP infra fund buys into Indian energy

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012
... stake in Indian clean energy company Shalivahana Green Energy Limited for approximately US$29 million. Based in Hyderabad India, Shalivahana Green Energy Limited (SGEL) develops, owns and operates a portfolio of power generation assets across the agri-waste ...

"If it becomes necessary" time?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
... manufacturing PMIs in Australia, the US, the UK, Europe and China have all declined in May from April. And save for the US and India, all purchasing manager's indices dropped below the 50 expansion/contraction mark last month. Woe is us. It would have ...

Asian private equity grows rapidly

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
Economic global weight shifting towards Asia is being accompanied by rapid development in the Asian private equity market. The sector is estimated at about $50 billion, and after several years of falls appears to now be regrouping and climbing up from ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... after poor US figures such as slower growth in consumer spending and first-quarter GDP. Stock markets in China, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand were closed on Tuesday for a public holiday. CANBERRA ...

Microinsurance reaches 500m people

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
... of the Microinsurance Network. Asia represents 80% of the microinsurance market, driven by demand in China and especially India where 60% of the market resides. Latin America accounts for 15% and Africa makes up 5%, notes a new edition of the microinsurance ...

Wheel of fortune

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
... 17.8% Philippine PSEI 5107.7 1.3% 4.3% 16.8% Thai SET 1196.8 0.2% 3.1% 16.7% Singapore Strait Times 3010.5 0.7% 0.5% 13.8% India Sensex 30 17404.2 0.2% -2.0% 12.6% Taipei Taiex 7933 -1.8% -2.3% 12.2% S&P 500 1408.5 0.8% 3.1% 12.0% Hang Seng 20555.6 -0.5% ...

China FUM rise challenges Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
... market is steady and Australia's growth is being compressed by the rising AUD, China's grew 29% pa during 2006 and 2010. India grew 18% but off a smaller that represents about 4.6% of the market. The China growth rate could threaten Australia's number ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012
... shares gained six cent to $7.03 after the packaging maker paid $19.8 million for flexible packaging business Uniglobe of India. Market turnover was 395 million shares, worth $677 million, with 214 stocks trading up, 379 down and 311 unchanged. AAP ahb/cdh ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
The Australian market looks set to open flat, despite a strong positive lead from Wall Street. The Australian dollar continues to trade above 106 US cents, after lifting to a 10-week high on Monday. CANBERRA - Finance Minister Penny Wong says she is ...

Franklin Templeton plans retail growth

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
... we have shied away from certain countries where we find that's an issue for us, like Korea, Thailand, Taiwan, China and India." Barbeau said a key issued tended to be cross ownership, with the fund looking for independent boards that are "often hard ...