Singapore Out Of The Red, Sees Growth in 2010
Singapore now sees its economy solidly back in the black in 2010 after confirming that it grew strongly in the third quarter. The country's Trade and Industry Ministry issued a flash third...
Australasian Investment Review -
Friday November 20, 2009, 8:14 am
Malaysia's Maxis debuts at 9% above IPO
Shares of Malaysia's top mobile phone company Maxis Berhad jumped 9.2 per cent on their return to the bourse on Thursday following the biggest share sale ever in South-East Asia.Maxis, owned by...
AAP -
Thursday November 19, 2009, 3:51 pm
Rate Rises Will Happen, Month By Month, If Necessary
Australia faces regular speculation about interest rate rises from the Reserve Bank and the banks because the economy is expected to continue growing strongly into 2010. The minutes for the...
Australasian Investment Review -
Wednesday November 18, 2009, 12:35 am
IAG: Better Times Forecast
Insurance Australia Group is to get a new chairman in 2010, which might be just about when the insurer starts coming out of its self-induced earnings coma of the past three years. The group's AGM...
Australasian Investment Review -
Wednesday November 11, 2009, 8:17 am
AXA in The AMP's Sights: More To Come
Last week it was a $6.8 billion joint bid for Transurban, the big toll road operator, from two large Canadian pension managers that made local investors sit up and think about further takeover...
Australasian Investment Review -
Tuesday November 10, 2009, 8:28 am
US sanctions target Iran bank subsidiary
The US has imposed sanctions on the Malaysian subsidiary of Iran's Bank Mellat, saying it helped finance "proliferators of weapons of mass destruction".The Treasury Department named the...
AAP -
Saturday November 7, 2009, 7:23 am
Slight rise in overseas tourist numbers
A rise in the number of Malaysian visitors to Australia has propped up short-term arrival numbers for September.The Australian Bureau of Statistics on Friday reported a 0.5 per cent increase in...
AAP -
Friday November 6, 2009, 12:47 pm
China, East Asian Growth Upgraded
This is good news for Australia: China will grow faster next year than many forecasters think, according to the World Bank, and this will drag up growth levels elsewhere in the Asian region. As...
Australasian Investment Review -
Thursday November 5, 2009, 8:11 am
Telstra: Still talking
Naturally Telstra's chairman and chief executive were called upon by shareholders at yesterday's AGM in Sydney to fight the federal government's plans to force a break up of the...
Australasian Investment Review -
Thursday November 5, 2009, 8:07 am
Playing the waiting game
I still remember the early morning phone call in June from my chief of staff.
"Eliza, the Chinalco deal is dead, and Rio has signed an iron ore merger deal with BHP....when can you be at...
ABC Business News -
Thursday October 29, 2009, 4:06 pm
Asia's Rebound Expanding
Last week it was China confirming solid growth in the third quarter, the week before it was Singapore pointing out that its economy was seeing the same positive forces. Australia has avoided the...
Australasian Investment Review -
Tuesday October 27, 2009, 8:34 am
Brazil's Vale Takes Aim At BHP and Rio
Brazilian mining giant, Vale (also known as CVRD) is to step up its iron ore challenge to BHP Billiton and Rio in the fast growing Asian market, especially China. Vale is the...
Australasian Investment Review -
Friday October 23, 2009, 8:29 am
