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ASIC lifts ban on shorting financials
Investors welcome easing of restrictions but say damage already done
Foreign insurers continue their exodus from Taiwan market-place
Taiwanese insurance industry reeling due to capital concerns
Japanese exchanges move to set up CCPs next year
Risk mitigation systems for over-the-counter derivatives set to go live in 2010
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Hong Kong ring-fenced assets prior to Lehman Bros collapse
HKMA puts 19 foreign banks on its watch list; conducts 'swine flu' stress test
Fears over future inflation mount
Inflation protection is at cheapest levels in years; investments may also be attractive
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Dealers offer ways round Australian shorting ban
Australian ban on short selling is does not spell disaster for investors