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These are the 18 best countries in the world for starting and running a business
October 29th, 2015
The World Bank’s Doing Business 2016 report is just out — it’s the most authoritative source in the world for which countries are most friendly to entrepreneurs, and where’s it’s least onerous to keep an enterprise running. We’ve laid ...
Shanghai, Tokyo stocks buck downtrend in choppy trade
October 29th, 2015
Asian stocks outside China and Japan slipped on Thursday, after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged but signaled that a December rate hike was still on the table. “The market, economists, commentators and the man on the street has combed ...
ASIC publishes results of new reviews of high-frequency trading and dark liquidity
October 26th, 2015
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission has released today a report of new reviews of high-frequency trading and dark liquidity. The report examining the impact of high-frequency trading on Australian equity and futures markets and dark liquidity on Australian ...
Oil prices climb on upbeat economic data, ECB stimulus moves
October 23rd, 2015
Oil prices extended gains into a second day in Asian trade on Friday, finding support from brighter economic data and a global stock market rally after the European Central Bank signaled its willingness to launch more stimulus measures. Brent ...
Asian shares get a fillip from ECB stimulus hopes
October 23rd, 2015
Asian share markets advanced on Friday, tracking offshore gains following hints of new stimulus from the European Central Bank (ECB). ECB President Mario Draghi signaled on Thursday that the central bank is prepared to undertake another large stimulus package to tackle the lackluster ...
Institutional investor attitudes shifting as environmental and social risks impact investment decisions
October 22nd, 2015
Institutional investors say businesses need to provide them with non-financial information that outlines visible, measurable risks to the company’s performance or risk losing their potential investment. The finding comes from the 2015 annual survey by EY’s Climate Change and ...
China small-caps lead gains; rest of Asia mixed
October 22nd, 2015
Chinese stocks recovered from the prior day’s sudden sell-off, as a surge in small-caps rekindled investor interest. The rest of the region, however, put up a mixed performance as renewed weakness in commodity prices and an uninspiring lead from ...
Asia shares lag behind Nikkei, euro firm for ECB
October 21st, 2015
Asian shares turned mixed on Wednesday as soft export data kept investors cautious ahead of the European Central Bank‘s policy meeting later in the week, though Japan’s market was having a go at setting a new peak for the ...
ACCC investigating banks’ closure of bitcoin companies’ accounts
October 20th, 2015
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is investigating why Australian banks are closing the accounts of bitcoin businesses, amid concerns banks are colluding to block emerging competitors. ACCC chairman Rod Sims told The Australian Financial Review the investigation was ...
ETF industry expects nearly 18% growth per year over next three to five years
October 20th, 2015
90% of ETF providers expect positive net new business in next 18 months 27% expect cumulative annual growth rate of more than 25% over next three to five years US continues to lead ETF market, though Europe and Asia ...
