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Treasury Group buys ex-Macquarie boutique

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014
... equity investment for investors in Australia, the US and Europe. The ROC investment team is comprised of 18 staff in Sydney, Hong Kong and Tokyo and, following the buy-out, total funds under advice are expected to be around $5.4 billion. Treasury Group ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014
... Investor sentiment in the EU's biggest economy fell to an eight-month low in April, the ZEW economic institute survey said. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed, with Wall Street providing a strong lead after rebounding from a two-day sell-off thanks ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
... finish on 4,384.56 points. Better-than-expected results from banking giant Citigroup also helped boost financial stocks. HONG KONG - Asia's markets ended mixed following another heavy sell-off on Wall Street while concerns over the crisis in Ukraine ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
... 40 in Paris losing 0.66 per cent to 4,413.49. The euro firmed to $US1.3890 from $US1.3852 late on Wednesday in New York. HONG KONG - Asian markets rose, taking their lead from a Wall Street rally after minutes from the US Federal Reserve's latest policy ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
... points. Investors were hesitant ahead of the start of the US corporate earnings season on Tuesday evening, analysts said. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed following another heavy sell off on Wall Street, with technology stocks taking a beating, while ...

Reduce corporate tax rate, says Macquarie

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2014
... current corporation tax rate of 30% was putting it at a competitive disadvantage compared to countries such as Singapore and Hong Kong, whose rates are 17% and 16.5% respectively. "All Australian businesses, including financial services, will be disadvantaged ...

Government takes aim at corporation tax

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... higher than many countries. Notably, countries that have succeeded in becoming financial services hubs - such as the UK, Hong Kong and Singapore - have much lower corporation tax rates than Australia. The UK's main rate, for example, is currently between ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... gunpowder dry again, holding its key "refi" interest rate at an all-time low of 0.25 per cent for the fifth month in a row. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly rose after another record close on Wall Street as US private jobs growth picked up, but Shanghai ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
... markets analyst Jasper Lawler at CMC Markets UK. The euro dipped to $US1.3759 from $US1.3793 late on Tuesday in New York. HONG KONG - Asian markets enjoyed a healthy rally following positive manufacturing data from the US and Europe, while Tokyo was ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... ended up 1.19 per cent and Milan up 1.20 per cent. The euro climbed to $US1.3806 from $US1.3772 late on Monday in New York. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed as official data showed a slight pick-up in Chinese manufacturing while a closely watched ...