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SIV opens door to China for fund managers

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
... ago, collecting scrap metal in wheel barrows by the side of the road. Now they run a multi-million dollar business manufacturing chassis for BMW and Mercedes-Benz. According to Martin, they made serious inquiries into buying Ford's manufacturing plant ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
... the market on Friday closed lower for a third straight day, following a weak lead from Wall Street and pessimistic manufacturing data from China. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 24.2 points, or 0.43 per cent, at 5,566.1. The broader All Ordinaries ...

ANALYSIS: The dragon in the room

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... towards a consumption-driven economy has resulted in a significant slowdown in sectors like mining, property and manufacturing. But others such as health care, IT, transport and conservation are thriving. Investments in different sectors of the Chinese ...

A$ down but would it stay down?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... indicating weakness in the Empire State and Philly Fed surveys - and the loss of momentum in Markit Economics' flash US manufacturing PMI - shows that this study would not surprise the US manufacturing sector, they've been feeling it all along. The bottom ...

Fed lady sings (the same old song)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
... expectations of 12. Ok, Ok and sure, sure is limited to the Philly district business conditions. But Markit Economics' US manufacturing PMI gives the same indication. "The Markit Flash Manufacturing PMI registered 53.4 in June, down from 54.0 in May ...

Lift-off on Carney's mind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
... Confederation of British Industry's economic composite indicator - a survey of over 750 private sector firms across the manufacturing, retail and services sectors - slowed to a net balance of 14% in June from 33% in May, this measured the net balance ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
... figures, both for May. The RP Data Core Logic Home Value Index and the Australian Industry Group's performance of manufacturing (PMI) index, both for May, are due out. In equities news, search website operator Mitula Group is expected to list on ASX. ...

The Fed is Greek too

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015
... economy. The negative effect if the US dollar's strength has again become evident in the lower-than-expected US manufacturing PMI data released last night, it slowed from 53.8 last month to 53.4 in June - the lowest reading since October 2013. But that's ...

US data says...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
... Ghriskey, the chief investment officer at Solaris Asset Management LLC in New York..." The data says... Markit's US Manufacturing PMI came in at a better than expected reading of 54.0 in May but slower than April's 54.1 dragged down by the slowest growth ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
... than a quarter of a century, while Shanghai and Hong Kong have rebounded as data indicated a pick-up in Chinese manufacturing. The euro edged down as Greece's bailout reform talks plod on without agreement in sight despite this week's deadline to repay ...