When the carnival is over: Australia’s surprising G20 legacy
October 6th, 2014
The genesis of the G20 is a tale of two crises. The first — the Asian financial crisis — led to the creation of the G20 as a meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors from 19 of ...
Stocks Gain With Dollar Before Jobs Data; Hong Kong Rises
October 3rd, 2014
Stocks gained, with a European index recovering from its biggest loss in 15 months, and the U.S. dollar strengthened versus major peers before the world’s largest economy reports payrolls data. Hong Kong shares rallied. As investors assess the strength ...
Greg Medcraft of ASIC re-elected IOSCO Board Chair
October 3rd, 2014
The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today re-elected Mr. Greg Medcraft as Chairman of the IOSCO Board. Mr. Medcraft was re-elected at the inaugural meeting of the newly constituted Board, during the IOSCO Annual Conference in Rio de ...
Contributing Authors
October 2nd, 2014
Dr Alan Waring Dr Alan Waring has 35 years’ experience in risk management. His several books include Managing Risk (1998), co-authored with Prof Ian Glendon, Practical Systems Thinking (1996) and Corporate Risk and Governance published in May 2013. He has presented numerous conference and ...
Russia debt freeze is lesson for Hong Kong
October 2nd, 2014
Beyond a few wobbles, global markets have proved remarkably indifferent this year to political risks – whether Russia’s incursions into Ukraine, Iraq’s descent into chaos or democracy protests in Hong Kong, which have this week tested China, the world’s ...
Asia down as Ebola scare hits Wall St., dollar rally on pause
October 2nd, 2014
Japanese stocks were knocked hard on Thursday as weak global manufacturing activity and an Ebola health scare in the United States spooked world markets, sending investors scurrying to the safety of U.S. bonds, the yen and gold. The gloom ...
Alibaba IPO shows why lawyers matter
September 29th, 2014
Following the record-setting IPO of Alibaba, Jack Ma is now a global business icon. In China he has been a business titan for a much longer period of time. When the appointed date arrived, Ma was incensed to learn ...
Standard Chartered suspends certain Hong Kong operations
September 29th, 2014
Standard Chartered Plc (STAN.L) has suspended some of its Hong Kong banking operations, including over-the-counter services and check deposits, until further notice due to “situations in certain areas”, the Asia-focused lender said on Monday. Standard Chartered has activated contingency ...
Lenovo says $2.1 billion IBM x86 server deal
September 29th, 2014
Lenovo Group Ltd will close its acquisition of International Business Machines (IBM) Corp’s x86 server division on Oct 1 for $2.1 billion, giving China’s biggest personal computer maker a major asset as it expands its offerings for business clients. ...
BOC to sell high-yield bond fund in Europe
September 24th, 2014
One of China’s state-owned banks has struck a deal with Citigroup to market its first fund to pension funds and retail investors in Europe. Bank of China Hong Kong Asset Management, which is owned by Bank of China, has ...
