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Market to open higher

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
... funds. Cash-strapped Athens badly needs the aid to honour loan repayments to the International Monetary Fund by June 30. HONG KONG - Asian markets have mostly headed lower and the US dollar retreated after the Federal Reserve said any rises in US interest ...

Over-reliant bank lending slows OECD economic growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... "Risk-channels for the region's banking systems are disparate. Growing exposure to China in key international centres such as Hong Kong and Singapore, as well as Macao and Taiwan, is a potentially significant risk factor in these markets as mainland ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... activity, the European single currency traded at $US1.1245, lower than its $US1.1251 level in New York late Tuesday. HONG KONG - The euro has edged up in Asia despite Greece hitting out at its creditors as its debt reform talks remain in stalemate, while ...

China's surging funds management market

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... meanwhile propelling its asset management industry which is now estimated at about US$1 trillion. Combined with the Hong Kong market's size of about $US2.5 trillion, it paints a picture of the weight of funds moving into the heart of greater China, notwithstanding ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... Athens stocks on Tuesday tumbling 4.77 per cent to close at 703.05. after losing nearly five per cent the day before. HONG KONG - Asian markets have retreated for a second straight session, tracking a global sell-off as Greece struggles to find a compromise ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
... statement saying it would make "counter-proposals" on a deal to unlock much-needed bailout funds in Brussels on Saturday. HONG KONG - The euro retreated in Asia on concerns about Greece's bailout reform talks after the IMF walked out, while Japanese ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... a European Commission source told AFP that the Greek leader and Juncker would remain in contact in the coming days. HONG KONG - Asian markets have rallied following a strong close on Wall Street and hopes for a Greek debt deal, while the dollar recovered ...

Australia bottom of the class for portfolio disclosure

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
... roughly a third of Australian funds produce the data monthly, which is the gold standard globally. That's ahead of Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Africa, Malaysia, Japan, Singapore, China and Thailand for monthly disclosure, though almost all of those countries ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
... developments with Greece, with the European Commission saying it was not satisfied with Greece's new bailout reform proposals. HONG KONG - Most Asian markets have fallen, with Tokyo suffering a late sell-off as the yen rose sharply after comments from ...

Australia a priority for HSBC despite job cuts

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
... the group's growth focus areas, along with Canada, Egypt, India and Taiwan. Other growth areas for HSBC will be China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, UAE and the United Kingdom. "The world is increasingly connected, with Asia expected ...