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FSC leads Asia Funds Passport delegation to Korea

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
The Financial Services Council is today leading a delegation of fund managers to South Korea to discuss the Asian Region Funds Passport (ARFP) and the Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement (KAFTA) with Korean CEOs and officials. Parliamentary Secretary ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... And gold hit a two-and-a-half week peak at $US1,277.65 per ounce, as investors sought a safe-haven investment. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed following a Wall Street sell-off, as oil prices hit a nine-month high on concerns about the growing crisis ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
... 0.02 per cent to 4,554.40 points. Madrid gained 0.12 per cent while Milan shed 0.27 per cent. HONG KONG - Markets sank in Asian trade as Wall Street's record breaking streak came to an end, while Tokyo was hit by a stronger yen as investors looked ahead ...

AMP targets Asian investors with new UCITS funds

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
... Netherlands and Luxembourg seeking pooled fund-access to AMP Capital's global listed infrastructure and real estate capabilities. Asian investors will now also have access to these capabilities, which deploy the same investment approach and strategy ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
... Friday, and merger and acquisition activity fuelled further rises on Monday. "We're just responding to that," Mr Shamu said. Asian markets had also been fairly positive on Monday, helping to sustain momentum, he said. Among the major banks, National ...

CBA brings in foreign expertise for board

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
A top Asian banker and the Australian businessman behind the construction of London's 2012 Olympic venues are joining Commonwealth Bank's board. Shirish Apte, a former chief executive of Citi Asia Pacific, will join as a non-executive director on June ...

The kindness of central banks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
... here we come! It'll get there. And where Wall Street goes the world follows - European stocks are at six year highs and Asian ones at their highest in three years. You, I and Irene know how we got here. We got here through the kindness of the world's ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
... eurozone has fallen steadily in the past year, reflecting weak demand, and stoking hopes of a rate cut on Thursday. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly rose, taking their cue from another record close on Wall Street following improved manufacturing data ...

Losing shine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
... and 1999, bumping up once in a while during periods of market stress such as during the stock market crash of 1987 and the Asian financial crisis in 1997/98 but overall remained within the US$400 an ounce mark. And then the GFC struck and then the European ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
... 40 in Paris shed 0.24 per cent to 4,519.57 points. Madrid rose 0.60 per cent and Milan added 0.55 per cent. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly fell, with Tokyo hit by a stronger yen and data that showed household spending tumbling after a sales tax hike ...