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China should have hardlanded

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
... wasn't supposed to happen. More so as it was in the third quarter when the stock market began tumbling (in July) - the Shanghai Composite Index dropped by 45.9% from peak to trough - and China devalued the yuan (in August) - triggering fears that the ...

Big trouble in big China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015
... only yesterday - the day "China's stocks rallied to the highest level in seven weeks and turnover jumped..."... when the Shanghai Composite Index rose by 3.3% and trading volumes reached their highest level in a month "amid speculation the government ...

AMP restructures China Fund to reduce discount

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
... Growth Fund, AMP Capital has introduced key changes based on a review by Goldman Sachs. The changes include implementing a Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect trading platform to increase the fund's liquidity. It will also alter the current default dividend ...

Global Financial Inclusion winners announced

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2015
... finalists. The winners were the Going To School program in India that teaches children about financial literacy, the Shanghai F-road Commercial Services program that helps banks provide rural China customers with mobile banking services, and the Kiva ...

The man with the golden jawbone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
... because China's suddenly righted itself and not a single soul now expects the economy to crash and burn. In fact, the Shanghai Composite index dropped another 1.3% yesterday despite the PBOC's easing announcement -- 25bp cut in interest rates and 50bp ...

Asia: Between fortune and fate

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... Its historic Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Australia will boost economic relations between the two countries and the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect will link China's two stock exchanges and open them to a wider range of investors. Looking beyond ...

China trade deal must not be delayed: FSC

ANDREW BRAGG, DIRECTOR OF POLICY, FINANCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
... including Australia. For example, RQFII allows our fund managers to invest directly into Chinese share and bond markets in Shanghai or Shenzhen. Our managers can then sell products with highly prized Chinese exposure to the world. Under this agreement ...

Gloom and doom news is good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
... All Ords, Strait Times, Jakarta Composite, Taiex, KLCI, PSEi - or in a bear market -- Hang Seng - or highly volatile - Shanghai Composite - or down big time last week - Nikkei-225, Kospi, S&P/TSX composite. Yes Virginia, the bears came out of hibernation ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
... new rules restricting short selling after a recent market rout and Australia held interest rates at rock-bottom levels. Shanghai jumped 3.69 per cent or 133.63 points to 3,756.54, while Hong Kong ended flat, down 0.02 per cent or 5.3 points to 24,406.12. ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
... showed. HONG KONG - Most Asian markets advanced on a healthy batch of economic growth data out of the United States, but Shanghai sank again, extending the previous day's sell-off. Tokyo reversed morning losses to end 0.30 per cent higher, adding 62.41 ...