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A PDF of this article is available In the European region, the Future Value Consultants accelerated and income indexes both fell compared to their performance over the same period last year and last...
Japan’s equity markets started 2011 in good shape. The Nikkei 225 index had climbed 18% over the previous four months and added a bit more ground during the first quarter, up to the point markets closed...
Nomura hires Christopher Carter as head of equity derivatives Japan, and makes a number of promotions within its Asian equities team
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FSB unveils list of global systemically important financial institutions...
Four Asian banks are among the FSB's initial list of global systemically important financial institutions, including three from Japan and one from China
Asia-Pacific personal wealth growth soars ahead of US and Europe –...
The Asia-Pacific region has accounted for 54% of all new global wealth creation since 2010 and emerging markets are set to drive global wealth creation during the next five years, according to Credit Suisse's annual Global Wealth Report
Exchange-traded notes: the strategic tools that deliver enhanced access...
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