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Mercer announces internal promotions

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015
... chief executive Julio A. Portalatin announced that David Anderson will take the growth markets role, overseeing Latin America, Asia, Middle East and Africa. Walsh will succeed Anderson in the managing director role. Commenting on the announcement, Mercer ...

Paul Barrett resurfaces in partnership with Italian manager

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
... Italian stock exchange since July 2004. The group has registered offices in over ten countries in Europe, Asia and Latin America.

Billionaires: How typical are you?

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
... growth in total wealth, up 16.7% to US$413 billion, though the population of billionaires has shrunk 4.8% to 40. The Latin America and Caribbean region has seen the biggest growth in its billionaire population at 37.8% but total wealth has only risen ...

Fund managers: Tide turning in emerging markets

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
... absorbed a significant amount of bad news. According to Semple, there are good opportunities in Taiwan, India and Latin America. AllianceBernstein emerging markets portfolio manager Morgan Harting echoed Semple's comments. "After several years of disappointing ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
The Australian share market is trading flat, though marked by a plunge in the shares of insurer QBE. Lonsec senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said the local bourse was "as flat as a tack". He said overseas leads had been okay, but a profit downgrade ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street fell as geopolitical worries weigh on sentiment. At 0811 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was down four points at 5,496. Geopolitical concerns, with the ...

Days of outstanding emerging markets returns numbered

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
The opportunity for outstanding returns from the world's developing economies may have shifted to frontier markets, according to the latest annual CREATE-Research report. Commissioned by Principal Global Investors, the report is produced from the results ...

Australian investors optimistic of hitting financial goals

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
... potential for higher returns and currency appreciation. For example, select bond markets in Asia, peripheral Europe and Latin America offer compelling value and yet are not on the radar of many local investors."

'Leaner' HSBC hikes profits, bonuses

BEN PERRY, AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014
... bank managed a 15.5% A jump in annual net profits and warned about emerging markets volatility after struggling in Latin America last year. Profit after tax at the bank climbed to $US16.2 billion ($A18.09 billion) in 2013 as it pushed on with a major ...

Investors unwise to flee emerging markets

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013
... tied to developed-world end demand would seem to be the most obvious beneficiaries, while returns for companies in Latin America, South Africa and Russia may hinge more on the direction of commodity prices and global liquidity conditions."