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ANZ bank looks to India

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2007
As competition in Australian banking continues to intensify, ANZ bank is adopting new technologies in India to lead the pack, according to Mike Smith, ANZ's chief executive. Speaking at the Trans-Tasman Business Circle yesterday, Smith said in terms ...

Indian infrastructure investing fuels sustainability

ALEX DUNNIN IN NEW DELHI REPORTING FROM THE INAUGURAL AUSTRALIA INDIA FINANCIAL FORUM  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2007
India is seeking US$500 billion over the next five years to help fund its national infrastructure plan, creating a big opportunity for Australian investors to get in on the ground floor. "We need this money over the next five years to fund our plan ...

India: a country within a country

ALEX DUNNIN REPORTING FROM MUMBAI AND NEW DELHI AT THE INAUGURAL AUSTRALIA INDIA FINANCIAL FORUM  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2007
India's dramatic transformation into the modern economy is even more remarkable given its socialist past and the fact it was almost bankrupt just five years ago. "We used to have great faith in socialism especially when Indira Gandhi was Prime Minister. ...

Bombay Stock Exchange leads governance reforms

ALEX DUNNIN IN MUMBAI REPORTING FROM THE INAUGURAL AUSTRALIA INDIA FINANCIAL FORUM  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2007
... off the list within three years we will initiate de-listing." The market regulator, the Securities and Exchanges Board of India (SEBI), can also impose fines on directors of up to US$5 million, he said. These governance reforms were introduced following ...

India calls for better financial services

ALEX DUNNIN IN MUMBAI REPORTING FROM THE INAUGURAL AUSTRALIA INDIA FINANCIAL FORUM  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2007
Consumption expenditure in India accounts for 62 per cent of GDP placing it in the same league as developed nations like the US and Australia, highlighting that high-value consumer sectors such as financial services could be big investment opportunities ...

India's investment exuberance

ALEX DUNNIN IN MUMBAI REPORTING FROM THE INAUGURAL AUSTRALIA INDIA FINANCIAL FORUM  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2007
The demand for investment products in India is so great that some companies have closed their initial public offerings (IPOs) oversubscribed by a factor of 100. "There is such a thirst for investment products that any product that is remotely interesting ...

Resources boom gone in three years: Putnam

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2007
... took out a lot of capacity," he said. However, "In the last year I've been to China and to Saudi Arabia and the UAE and India and so on, and & almost coincidentally, so many of these large projects [such as Saudi Arabia building six economic cities and ...

Polaris sets PACE

... in Australia, as part of a global initiative that complements testing labs already set up in Canada, Northern Ireland and India. "Sydney has a long and rich history in banking and financial services and this is the most suitable location to support the ...

Macq heads deeper into Asia

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2007
Macquarie intends to expand further into Asia and Europe with its latest division, Macquarie Global Investments (MGI), according to division head Matthew Rady. The section will consist of the current Macquarie Private Portfolio Management (MPPM) and ...

S&P launch three new Shariah indices

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2007
... Shariah index focuses on emerging markets, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand ...