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Heads roll at Nomura

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012
The chief executive officer and chief operating officer of ailing Japanese investment bank Nomura will step down to take responsibility for an insider trading scandal. Kenichi Watanabe, Nomura's chief executive, and Takumi Shibata, its chief operating ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2012
... HONG KONG - Asian markets fell and the euro sat near multi-year lows amid growing fears Spain will need a full bailout. Japanese shares were hurt by news that the country had posted a record trade deficit in the first six months of the year as energy ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2012
... June 2010, before recovering slightly to $US1.2066 from $US1.2137 in New York late Monday. The USdollar eased to 78.21 Japanese yen from 78.37 yen. HONG KONG - Asian markets closed mixed, with Europe's debt woes casting a shadow but relief provided by ...

Offshore tax havens bank $32tr: report

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
... Co. After the report was released, the BBC reported that the black hole figure is equivalent to the size of the US and Japanese economies combined. According to the BBC, the reports said that the three private banks handling the most assets offshore ...

Perfect timing for a "perfect storm" alert

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... since the global financial crisis to date - Europe sovereign debt crisis, the Arab Spring (and surging oil prices), the Japanese tsunami/nuclear reactor meltdown, the US losing its AAA credit rating, North Korea, Iran, etc. - at 1334.8 points, the S&P ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
... continuing. IG Markets dealer Chris Weston said the local market would take its cues from Asia in afternoon trade. "The Japanese market is down a touch today and if we see further declines there we'll probably likely see a modest flow through," Mr Weston ...

AMP Capital Infra fund closed

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
... infrastructure debt, has attracted a,-400 million from 30 global institutional investors, including Australian, Chinese, Japanese, US, German and UK pension and endowment funds. "Infrastructure debt investments appeal to investors because of the secured ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
... foreign exchange deals, the euro fell to $US1.2744 from $US1.2815 late in New York on Monday. The US dollar rose to 79.98 Japanese yen from 79.30 yen. HONG KONG - Asian markets rose on hopes EU leaders will agree on dealing with the eurozone debt crisis ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
... ground lost earlier in the session to $US1.3136, up from $US1.3120 in New York late Wednesday. The dollar rose to 81.54 Japanese yen from 81.23 yen. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed as dealers cautiously await a crucial bond auction in Spain, while ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012
... trading, the European single currency slipped to $1.3136 from $1.3143 late in New York on Monday. The dollar rose to 80.71 Japanese yen from 80.39 yen. HONG KONG - Renewed fears over Europe's sovereign debt crisis continued to dampen sentiment in Asia ...