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Over-reliant bank lending slows OECD economic growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... as Hong Kong and Singapore, as well as Macao and Taiwan, is a potentially significant risk factor in these markets as mainland growth slows and the economy rebalances away from capital investment growth," the Fitch statement said. The OECD has identified ...

New kid on the block

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... coming soon. The 'Wall Street Journal' reports that, "U.S. index-fund giant Vanguard Group Inc. says it will start buying mainland-listed shares, just days before closely watched index provider MSCI Inc. will decide whether to add China's domestic market ...

Vanguard first to offer A-shares through ETF

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
... Vanguard Australia has become the first local exchange traded fund (ETF) provider to offer investors access to China mainland-domiciled and listed shares. Vanguard is broadening its FTSE Emerging Markets Shares ETF (ASX: VGE) to include the so-called ...

Market to open higher after Wall Street record high

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
... 0.26 per cent to 5,146.70 points. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks eased 0.22 per cent following Wall Street losses, but mainland markets rallied after another weak reading on Chinese manufacturing activity raised hopes for further stimulus measures by Beijing. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
... 0.65 per cent or 13.58 points to close at 2,091.00 on heavy foreign selling, and Hong Kong ended 1.45 per cent lower. Mainland Chinese markets took a dive on worries regulators may tighten control over margin trading, a practice which allows investors ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015
... points, to 2,139.90. Hong Kong's bourse continued its rally after soaring over the past week with record turnover as mainland investors look for cheap assets in the city following a year-long rally in Shanghai that almost doubled its value. Chinese investors ...

Go south young (China) man

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
... Street Journal (WSJ), "Chinese Orders of Hong Kong Shares Hit Limit for First Time" "Net inflows of money from mainland China to Hong Kong reached the intraday limit of 10.5 billion yuan ($1.7 billion) at 2:10 p.m. local time Wednesday [8 March]. The ...

China easing a tailwind for A-share market

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... Iwanicki learned in a recent trip to the country. A-shares are shares that trade in the Chinese stock exchanges that only mainland citizens can purchase and are quoted in renminbi. B-shares are quoted in foreign currencies and open to domestic and foreign ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
... Hang Seng Index on Thursday added 85.73 points to 24,765.49 on turnover of $HK100.17 billion ($A16.62 billion). In mainland China, the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 1.18 per cent, or 37.60 points, to 3,136.53 on turnover of 348.3 billion yuan ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
... points, or 0.34 per cent, to close at 5,588.3 while Seoul finished flat, closing down 1.76 points at 1,949.26. But in mainland China, shares closed the week nearly four per cent lower, pressured by concerns about market liquidity and regulatory inspections ...