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Market to open lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
... the pace slowed from the end of 2014. The euro dropped to $US1.1147 from $US1.1247 late in New York on Monday. HONG KONG - Asian markets rebounded after the previous day's rout fuelled by concerns about Greece's future in the eurozone while Shanghai ...

China local bonds to shake up EM credit

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
... emergence of Chinese local government bonds will change the shape of emerging markets' credit landscape, BlackRock head of Asian Credit Neeraj Seth said. "We are still in the early stages in terms of development of the local government bonds," Seth said. ...

Market set to open higher

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
... points. But outside the eurozone, London's benchmark FTSE 100 index dropped 0.79 per cent to 6,753.70 points. HONG KONG - Asian markets sank again after Greece's latest bailout reform talks failed to reach a deal days before a major debt deadline, while ...

Joining AIIB unlocks billions of infra investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2015
... superannuation funds may deploy up to $15 billion additional capital over the next five years after Australia joined the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). Industry Super Australia (ISA) chair, Peter Collins, said activities of the AIIB will ...

Market set for a steady start

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
... Paris added 0.25 per cent to 4,815.37 points while Frankfurt's DAX 30 fell 0.54 per cent to 11,040.10 points. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly rose after a record close on Wall Street, and as the euro continued to defy mounting fears about Greece's future ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
... Cash-strapped Athens badly needs the aid to honour loan repayments to the International Monetary Fund by June 30. HONG KONG - Asian markets have mostly headed lower and the US dollar retreated after the Federal Reserve said any rises in US interest rates ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... stocks on Tuesday tumbling 4.77 per cent to close at 703.05. after losing nearly five per cent the day before. HONG KONG - Asian markets have retreated for a second straight session, tracking a global sell-off as Greece struggles to find a compromise ...

Platinum to launch Asia LIC

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... in an ASX statement. Over the last months, a number of fund managers have launched LICs. In 2014, PM Capital listed its Asian Opportunities Fund on the ASX; with other managers such as Perennial, Blue Sky or Perpetual listing some of their funds in the ...

Cross-border distribution low despite initiatives

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... used for distribution in Latin America, the Middle East and Asia Pacific. "It already has wide appeal among Chinese and Asian fund managers as a global vehicle for cross-border investment funds. As such, UCITs can provide access to China and its fund ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... European Commission source told AFP that the Greek leader and Juncker would remain in contact in the coming days. HONG KONG - Asian markets have rallied following a strong close on Wall Street and hopes for a Greek debt deal, while the dollar recovered ...