Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 91 - 100 of 291 results for %22South Africa%22

Industry super fund expands impact investment strategy

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2017
... industry superannuation fund is expanding its impact investment strategy to companies operating in Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia with a new global partnership. Christian Super will make an investment in the TriLinc Global Impact ...

IRESS eyes future earning potential following reduced profit

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017
... National Stock Exchange, Acorn Capital, UK wealth management firm Tilney Bestinvest, Colonial First State, OpenMarkets and South African markets data and analytics provider INET BFA. IRESS has also deployed its technology to the Commonwealth Bank, Statewide ...

Emerging markets need a rethink

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
... that pay regular dividends. As at July 31, its highest country weightings are India, China, Mexico, Indonesia and South Africa. The top 10 holdings are Indonesia's Bank Rakyat and Bank Mindiri, India's Yes Bank, ICICI Bank and ITC, Mexico's Walmart De ...

Retirement fintech makes senior appointment

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
... and business strategy in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and telecommunications industries across Asia, Africa and South Pacific working for Coca-Cola and Vodafone. "As a consumer marketer it's a privilege to be able to create a brand from scratch. ...

AMP Capital seeks growth in Real Estate

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017
... real estate across the full investment lifecycle covering all major asset classes throughout Australia, the Middle East, South East Asia and Africa. Head of research, real estate, Luke Dixon - Dixon joined AMP Capital to lead a centralised real estate ...

AIA grows health insurance offering

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... for money," he said. MyOwn is the result of an alliance between AIA Australia and GMHBA, a not-for-profit health fund; and South African financial services provider Discovery. Launched in 2014, AIA Vitality rewards are linked to actions that aim to improve ...

Equity Trustees appointed RE to multinational group

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
... billion boutique global and emerging market equities manager GQG Partners. Sanlam Private Wealth, headquartered in South Africa, currently manages $26 billion in assets for 30,000 clients.

Insurance giant partners to combine life and health

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... provider to launch a new combined life and health insurance brand. AIA Australia is joining forces with health fund GMHBA and South African company Discovery; the three will work under the new brand myOwn and offer both life and health insurance, along ...

CBA appoints group executive

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
... Edward Nathan, Africa's largest law firm. In 2000 he joined the executive committee of Nedcor Investment Bank in South Africa. Later he joined Standard Bank as director of inclusive banking. "He has demonstrated strong values, and shown himself to be ...

Oxford University assisting Aussie advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017
... range of international organisations including HSBC, the Royal Bank of Scotland, Bank of England, Standard Life and South Africa's Sanlam, as well as a number of IFAs. The Oxford Risk Rating Online solution accounts for risk tolerance, suitability, risk ...