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Asian Giants lands in China

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2011
... fund client and a Japanese pension fund investor, with commitments of approximately US$66 million in total. AMP expects to close the funds for commitments during the first quarter of this year.

Of Jobs, Hu and Obama

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2011
... borrowing that's your problem. But as in previous encounters, America and China ultimately shake hands and announce their close and cordial partnership. President Hu has already told the Wall Street Journal that, "We both stand to gain from a sound China-US ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2011
The Australian market has received positive leads from offshore trading overnight, as Wall Street returns to work from a long weekend. Equities indices generally were higher, as were precious metals and copper. Oil was down slightly. On the ASX 24 at ...

Floods test contingency plans

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2011
The recent flooding in Queensland has provided a perfect demonstration of the need for financial services firms to have appropriate procedures in place to ensure business continuity. Manny Pohl, chief executive officer of Brisbane-based Hyperion Asset ...

Fidelity closes property fund

STANDARD & POOR'S RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2011
FIL Investment Management is terminating its Fidelity Global Property Securities fund, prompting Standard & Poor's Fund Services to withdraw its rating on the strategy. FIL Investment Management informed S&P's that the fund will be terminated on 28 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2011
The Australian share market was higher at noon, led by the finance and resources sectors. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 12.3 points higher, by 0.26 per cent, at 4,775.4 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had risen 10.9 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2011
The Australian market is receiving no strong leads on Tuesday morning, with Wall Street closed for a public holiday. On the ASX 24 at 0629 AEDT, the March share price index futures contract was three points higher at 4,748. In economics news on Tuesday ...

Top mandate winners woo super funds

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
Macquarie, Schroders and BlackRock were the top three top fund managers to win the most investment mandates last year, as Australia's $1.3 trillion superannuation industry gears up for more mandate deals this year, new research shows. The latest Rainmaker ...

New beginnings at Tower

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
While tragic events in Queensland have forced the likes of Suncorp and IAG to brace themselves for hundreds of millions of dollars worth of claims, Dai-ichi Life's holiday takeover bid for Tower Australia is likely to have a more lasting effect on the ...

Year of the Bunny

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
... tracks the future performance of the developed economies - and global purchasing managers indices have picked up towards the close of 2010. And in case that falters, there's always the Fed to rely on. It's actions over the past year showed that it's ...