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AMP carbon screening leads to just two divestments

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
... research, said that the new criteria resulted in the divestment from just two of those 56 companies, both of which are Chinese. The new guidelines are targeted at companies with a more than 20% exposure to oil sands, brown coal-burning power stations ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
... of HK$51.40 billion ($A7.17 billion). Shares extended their gains seen Thursday in response to a sharp improvement in Chinese manufacturing activity and positive comments about interest rates from the US Federal Reserve. Chinese stocks ended up on Friday ...

Global healing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
... the biggest one week jump since December. Similarly, why do expectations for stimulus remain in China? According to the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences "Premier Li Keqiang said there won't be strong stimulus, but he didn't say there won't be any stimulus".... ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
... 0.10 per cent and Milan dropped 1.21 per cent. HONG KONG - Asian shares mostly rose as data indicated an improvement in Chinese manufacturing activity and minutes from the US Federal Reserve showed officials are considering their policy options after ...

La Trobe registers for the Shanghai Free Trade Zone

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2014
... 2020, we believe that Shanghai will ultimately become a global financial centre following this FT Zone initiative and the Chinese government's approach to more open capital markets is to be applauded," La Trobe Financial chief executive Greg O'Neill ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... euro dropped to $US1.3765 from $US1.3840 late in New York on Thursday. HONG KONG - Asian stocks were mixed after weak Chinese inflation data raised concerns about the risk of deflation in the world's second-largest economy but also opened the door to ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
... the Australian share market recover from Wednesday's losses, however local job numbers, corporate earning reports and Chinese trade figures due on Thursday could reverse this. "Today is the busiest day of the week with local economic news and many corporate ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
... markets ended mixed, with worries about the possible economic impact of the escalating crisis in Ukraine and a slowdown in Chinese manufacturing dampening sentiment. The DAX 30 in Frankfurt shed 0.28 per cent to close at 9,529.50 points, while in Paris ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
... dipped two cents to $4.89. Aquila Resources soared 91 cents, or 37.14 per cent, to $3.36 after rail operator Aurizon and Chinese steelmaker Baosteel Resources launched a $1.42 billion bid for the iron ore miner.

Port of Newcastle leased for $1.75bn

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
The NSW government has leased the Port of Newcastle to a consortium of investors including the Chinese government, for $1.75 billion. The consortium is comprised of Australia's Hastings Funds Management and China Merchants, a Chinese state-owned corporation. ...