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Asian Shares Mostly Lower as Investors Await U.S. Jobs Data
October 2nd, 2015
A stronger reading could increase the chances of a rise in U.S. interest rates by year-end Asian stock markets drifted mostly lower Friday, as investors looked to a coming jobs report in the U.S. for clues about when the Federal Reserve ...
Asian Shares Mostly Down; Singapore Enters Bear Market
September 28th, 2015
Japan shares fall as investors rethink likelihood of easing Japanese shares led Asian markets lower Monday, as investors reconsidered the prospects for further monetary easing, while stocks elsewhere mostly fell as evidence of China’s slowdown continues to build. The ...
Asian stocks turn negative on Fed uncertainty
September 25th, 2015
Asian stocks lost steam in choppy trade on Friday, mirroring the lackluster lead from Wall Street amid uncertainty over U.S monetary policy. In a speech that occurred after the market close, Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen said that an ...
Student group: Large legal firms are using graduates for “slave labour”, offering unpaid internships
September 24th, 2015
Concerns over ‘slave labour’ for legal graduates at law firms Large legal firms are using graduates for “slave labour”, offering unpaid internships and, in some cases, charging students thousands of dollars for practical legal training, a student group says. ...
Asian shares mixed, with Nikkei at 2-week lows
September 24th, 2015
Asian shares traded mixed on Thursday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 index lagging behind its regional peers after returning from a three-day national holiday earlier in the week. The triple whammy of an uninspiring lead from Wall Street overnight, a modestly stronger yen and ...
Third director sentenced in OPI Pacific Finance case
September 23rd, 2015
FMA: A former director of OPI Pacific Finance Limited, Craig Robert White, has today been sentenced in the Auckland High Court. Mr White was sentenced to 250 hours community work and ordered to pay AUD $100,000 in reparation to ...
Offshore platform Novia Global set to take off
September 23rd, 2015
Multi-currency offshore platform Novia Global is ready to go live at the end of the month, offering a streamlined system for advisers serving expats across different jurisdictions. The platform is designed to respond to the raft of regulatory changes ...
Asia Currencies Slide After Fed Officials Signal Rate Increase Possible in 2015
September 22nd, 2015
Most Asian currencies weakened on Tuesday after comments by U.S. Federal Reserve speakers suggested the central bank could raise interest rates as early as next month, while shares made modest gains ahead of a reading on Chinese manufacturing. The ...
Uncertainty over Greek elections could weigh on Euro – Euro Currency update
September 18th, 2015
Euro As forecast by the majority of economists, the Federal Reserve played it safe and left borrowing costs at record lows after its latest gathering. The decision sent the US Dollar trending lower against the Euro and as EUR/USD ...
Asian stocks climb amid Fed rate wait, but China lags
September 17th, 2015
Asian stocks advanced on Thursday, as investors eyed gains in oil prices and the positive lead from Wall Street. However, trade volumes could stay light as investors await the Federal Reserve‘s policy decision. The Fed’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) ...
