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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
... points and the CAC-40 in Paris leapt 1.37 per cent to end the day at 4,507.24 compared with Wednesday's close. HONG KONG - Asian stocks were buoyed by the Fed chief's comments that the US is on track for solid growth in the second quarter and positive ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
... pre-tax profit fell five per cent to STG1.69 billion ($A3.08 billion) in the first quarter, from a year earlier. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly rose following Monday's pick-up on Wall Street, while the US dollar largely held on to gains made against ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
... 1.0 per cent rise analysts expected. The euro rallied to $US1.3872 from $US1.3811 late in New York on Tuesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed as the Bank of Japan announced it was standing pat on its stimulus program, even as its policy-makers ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
... from French fashion group Hermes. The euro retreated to $US1.3807 from $US1.3851 late in New York on Monday. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed in edgy trade following a pick-up on Wall Street as investors await key economic news from around the world ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2014
... $35.79. Shares in food company Goodman Fielder are expected to open higher after rejecting a $1.27 billion takeover from two Asian companies. The shares will begin trading at 1100 AEST.

Funds passport 'doomed to fail' without tax reform

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014
The Asia Region Funds Passport is "doomed to fail" unless the government changes taxation law to favour Asian investors in Australia, according to BNP Paribas Security Services managing director Peter Baker. While the funds passport initiative is good ...

PM Capital Emerging Asia added to Macquarie Wrap

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014
... growth opportunities in global markets," PM Capital head of distribution Rob Thompson said. The Fund is ranked the number one Asian equity fund over its five year history by Morningstar for its peer category and was nominated in 2014 by Morningstar in ...

TT International adds two to investment team

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014
... November 2013 from Manulife Asset Management, where he worked for nine years as a director and senior investment analyst in the Asian Equities team in Hong Kong. He had regional responsibility for Australia, New Zealand and Greater China. Robertson joins ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014
... Paris gained 1.18 per cent to 4,484.21 points. The euro rose to $1.3795 from $1.3793 late in New York on Monday. HONG KONG - Asian markets closed mixed after the first day's trading for some markets after the Easter break, even though Wall Street provided ...

APEC releases Asian Funds Passport discussion paper

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014
... welcomed the release of the consultation paper, saying the passport would "deliver free trade in investment funds for the Asian Region." "Asia is currently punching below its weight in terms of the share of global funds management activity," FSC chief ...