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J.P. Morgan buys into online shopping

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
J.P. Morgan Asset Management has taken a stake in one of South East Asia's fastest growing e-tailer, Lazada. The investment for an undisclosed amount was made via Lazada's controversial German owner, Rocket Internet. Rocket Internet GmbH is an online ...

Sukuk demand to reach US$900bn in five years

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
Global demand for Sukuk is forecast to triple from US$300 billion to US$900 billion by 2017, according to recently released estimates from Ernst & Young. Conventional institutions are increasingly demanding Shari'a compliant securities alongside Islamic ...

Highly educated SMSF investors prime fraud targets

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
... John Lawler, chief executive of the ACC adding that an "alarming number" of fraudulent operations were based in South-East Asia. While Graeme Colley, director of the SMSF professionals' Association of Australia said the report was "plain commonsense," ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
... Institute Leading Indexes of Economic Activity is due to be released and the World Bank gives its latest review of the East Asia and Pacific regional economy. In equities news, Myer Ltd is due to post its third quarter sales results, while Iluka Resources ...

Bennelong Group appoints new director

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
... Bennelong Foundation, effective immediately. Pratt joins the board from his role as head of consumer and SME banking, North East Asia, with Standard Chartered Bank. Pratt has extensive experience in investment management and banking throughout Australia ...

State Street wins QSuper mandate

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012
... approximately AU$80bn of Australian superannuation dollars," said Ian Martin, State Street's head of Global Services South East Asia & Pacific. State Street won a number of contracts in the superannuation space last year including custodianship of Sunsuper's ...

Asia vital for Aus business: Harcourt

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
... Harcourt, chief economist for Australian and Global Economics at the UNSW Australian School of Business, said China, South East Asia and increasingly India, remain extremely important for Australian business in 2012. "When Bernanke [Ben, chair of the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011
Australian shares are set to rise as Wall Street bounces back from losses caused by Standard & Poor's threat to downgrade the credit ratings of most eurozone members. At 08010 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract was up ...

2012 China study tour launched

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011
... companies increasing its investment proposals and joint ventures in the region annually, according to Austrade North East Asia regional director, Laurie Smith. Over the years since its inception in 2006, Premium China Funds Management (PCFM) has taken ...

Asia growth to transform business

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011
... fourth biggest country in the region by population, the fifth biggest economy in greater Asia and the biggest in South East Asia. Dr Gupta however conceded that governance is a problem in Asia but with the Chinese government committed to transforming ...