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Plato hires senior quant analyst from SSgA

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2015
... models, alpha generation and portfolio construction. He has over 15 years' investment experience researching Australian, Asian and global equities, most recently as head of SSgA's Advanced Research Center in Sydney. Whiteoak has a PhD in Astrophysics ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2015
... foreign exchange activity, the euro stabilised to $US1.1320 from $US1.1316 late in New York on Friday. HONG KONG - Most Asian markets have slipped as a strong US jobs report fuelled expectations the Federal Reserve will bring forward an interest rate ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
... minister and his German counterpart over renegotiating Athens' debt, and a strong rally on Wall Street provided support to most Asian markets. Tokyo stocks on Friday added 0.82 per cent, or 143.88 points, to close at 17,648.50 and Seoul gained 0.14 per ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
... KONG - Shanghai stocks tumbled after two gauges of Chinese manufacturing activity showed contraction in January, while some Asian markets were also hit by a sell-off on Wall Street. Shanghai tumbled 2.56 per cent, or 82.06 points, to 3,128.30 and Hong ...

Asia already benefiting from fall in oil prices

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
Positive economic numbers are already coming out from Asian countries following the fall in oil prices that started in late 2014, Nikko Asset Management revealed. "Asia is an undoubted winner of the fall in oil prices," Nikko Asset Management head of ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
... EU's data agency Eurostat said. The euro weakened to $US1.1296 from $US1.1317 late in New York on Thursday. HONG KONG - Asian stock markets were mixed, with Tokyo's main index rising as traders took heart from news employment hit its lowest level since ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
... bailout, his office said. On Thursday, the euro jumped to $US1.1309 from $US1.1284 late in New York on Wednesday. HONG KONG - Asian stock markets have mostly fallen, largely on the back of declines in the US triggered by concerns over a strengthening ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2015
... shed around 25 per cent. Meanwhile the euro dropped to $US1.1342 from $US1.1380 late in New York on Tuesday. HONG KONG - Asian stock markets ended mostly higher after reversing earlier losses, although dealers remained nervous following a heavy sell-off ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
... return on 10-year Greek government bonds was at 9.094 per cent late on Monday, up from 8.410 per cent on Friday. HONG KONG - Asian stocks mostly sank early but bounced back in the afternoon, with some ending in positive territory. Tokyo fell 0.25 per ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... Forex.com research director Kathleen Brooks told AFP. HONG KONG - Tokyo shares have fallen, countering a broad rally in Asian markets, after the Bank of Japan slashed its inflation forecast and held off fresh easing measures after a two-day meeting. ...