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Aust banks amongst Asia Pacific region's top lenders

AAP | THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2004

Australian banks were among the top 10 lending institutions for project finance in Asia Pacific for the first six months of 2004 with much of the activity concentrated in Australia. Total loans for project finance for the period amounted to $US13 billion ...

China committed to strong measures to contain growth, Premier Wen says

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Wednesday China was committed to forceful measures to cool its dangerously fast-growing economy, which has benefited global growth but, left unchecked, has the potential to drag it down. In an exclusive interview behind ...

ASEAN nations to push for FTA with Australia

... beginning in 2010 and a European-style single market 10 years later, currently only has free-trade plans with China, South Korea and India. AFP

All eyes this week on RBA governor speech: economists

... China displaced the US as Australia's second biggest national export market. China's growth has helped the growth of Japan, Korea, Taiwan and South East Asia, economies which together with China now account for well over half of Australia's exports. ...

Macquarie Korea fund acquires two more assets for $239 million

AAP | MONDAY, 15 MAR 2004

Macquarie Bank Ltd's Korean road fund has acquired two more assets for $239 million, continuing the Australian investment bank's expansion into that country. Macquarie said its Korean Road Infrastructure Fund (KRIF) bought a 99% stake in Baekyang Tunnel ...

Macquarie Bank sets up Japanese infrastructure fund

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2004

Macquarie Bank has acquired a stake in a Japanese toll road, continuing its plan to invest in infrastructure assets around the world. A year after launching its Korean Road Infrastructure Fund, Macquarie said today it joined the Japanese Government-owned ...

Australian Agricultural Co reports net loss

... Asia rise sharply, with AACo receiving price increases of 10-12 per cent for grain-fed cattle destined for Japan and South Korea in January 2004. "This trend is expected to continue in the short term, and as such, AACo is forward selling a number of ...

Macquarie Bank considers buying ING Asia businesses

AAP | THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2004

... Exchange last night, Macquarie and ING said the businesses subject to the due diligence include ING operations in Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore, China, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. ING's Asian sales and trading desks ...

Macquarie's Korean road fund raises additional $304 million

AAP | FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2004

... Infrastructure Fund raising an additional $304 million. Macquarie Bank and Shinhan Bank, which are the joint managers of Korea's first private infrastructure fund, said the additional funds were raised from investment commitments from institutional investors. ...

IMF admits mistakes in controversial handling of Asia crisis

... said the IMF was still nutting out where it went wrong when it stepped in with major lending programs for Thailand, South Korea and Indonesia. "I think we have acknowledged that we at the fund did make mistakes during the Asian crisis. Not everyone agrees ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN | 12:33PM

Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA | 11:56AM

Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI | 11:09AM

The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA | 12:20PM

MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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