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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
... Street as data showed the US trade deficit had widened, while Tokyo slumped again over a policy speech by Japan's prime minister. Tokyo dived 3.83 per cent, or 518.89 points, to 13,014.87 - continuing a rollercoaster couple of weeks that has seen the ...

Abenomics strengthens investment ties with Japan

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
The dramatic lift in confidence arising from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's aggressive stimulus measures has created opportunities for investment to flow between Australia and Japan in both directions, according to Nikko Asset Management chairman ...

Li gets what Li likes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
... transpired in China early this year. Xi Jinping and Li Kequiang replaced Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao as President and Prime Minister of China, respectively in the middle of March. Is it just me or did anyone else notice that their assumption to the Politburo's ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
... Nikkei had gained about 60 per cent over the past six months under the pro-spending, pro-growth policies of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, but tumbled 7.3 per cent on Thursday. The turbulence persisted for the next two sessions, with stocks driven ...

LGBT wealth management market worth $3trn

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013
... specialising in the area. The campaign to legalise gay marriage in Australia has received the support of former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd after he said that a secular state should be able to recognise same sex marriage. A change from his previous view. ...

Budget gets nod of approval from industry bodies

JAMES FERNYHOUGH, MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
... Deloitte superannuation tax partner John Randall said the industry would breathe a sigh of relief in light of the Prime Minister's recent comments that 'everything was back on the table.' "Despite the changes announced last month, it appears that the ...

Exchange-traded government bonds to trade on ASX

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
... companies to diversify their funding sources and offer opportunities for retail investor participation," Deputy Prime Minister Wayne Swan and Minister for Financial Services Bill Shorten said in a statement. The Australian Office of Financial Management ...

Top-down approach wins in post-GFC world: Hexavest

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
... bias, preferring to take positions in under-represented markets. The strategies have profited heavily from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's pledge of monetary support to the economy, for instance. However, Brunelle says the team is now taking money ...

ASFA warns govt against Super raid

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
... announced to super in the Budget as it would reinvigorate the panic and knock consumer confidence in the system." Prime Minister Julia Gillard told the Per Capita forum in Canberra that the latest estimates pointed to a $12 billion shortfall in government ...

Don't be disappointed if the ECB disappoints

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
... also stay the ECB's hand. After a long wait, Italy now has a government - signor Enrico Letta had been sworn in as Prime Minister. Hip, hip. Too, the EU is set to approve the disbursement of the delayed a,-2.8B tranche of Greek aid. Hoorah! Three, there's ...