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HSBC adds China region exposure to retail market

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... and despite concerns about inflation and a dip in short term international demand, the bank is committed to the long-term story for the region. "We look at a five year horizon and where we see the growth coming from over that period," said Geoff Pidgeon ...

Complicating the simple

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... suspenseful debt ceiling saga. It was bad enough that the Dems and the Reps could not see eye to eye. Now reports tell the story of Reps not agreeing among themselves. This from Reuters: "It was unclear whether the deficit reduction bill presented by ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... cents, around one per cent, at $84.35, while Fortescue Metals climbed 10 cents, or 1.57 per cent to $6.48. The biggest media story in years intensified overnight when News Corporation announced it would close its London-based tabloid, News of the World ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
... went up six per cent last week," Mr Potter said. "The best we could do was about 1.8 per cent. "It really is quite a sick story for the Australian market at the moment. There is just no interest as people don't see any catalyst to be involved in equities ...

Securitor signs up merged planning group

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... changing dealer groups is a very big decision for people so it needs to be for the right reasons and at the right pace." This story was updated at 1.25pm

Super funds returns on upwards trend

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... to come back to normal, especially direct property which earned nearly 11% through the year, just adds to the improving story around superannuation, said Dunnin. While super funds are now compiling their final 20010-11 investment return figures, SelectingSuper's ...

I'm still standing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... would no longer be followed by the word 'growth'. If they are so sure that the 'another financial Armageddon is coming' story had any semblance of truth. I would continue on culling risk assets off my portfolio if I'm a true believer. Wouldn't you? Wouldn't ...

ING IM deal sees UBS climb the ranks

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
... advised by Pottinger, while UBS used internal advisers. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2011. This story was updated at 4.06pm

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
... largely a reversal of yesterday's action... utilities and telcos are lagging a bit as everyone switches back into the growth story," Mr McCarthy said. National turnover was 1.04 billion securities worth $2.1 billion, with 489 stocks up, 393 down and ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2011
... to be going long in this market," Mr McCarthy said. "The European debt soap opera will continue, but the Chinese demand story is intact, and last night in the US we got stronger-than-expected reads on jobless claims and on the housing market." On the ...