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Better and better

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
So what were all those grim headlines we read about yesterday all about? Those that went along the lines of, "we're doomed (again) because Big Ben's no longer our friend". Well, Big Ben's testimony before the US Congress continued overnight, again there ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
... International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned Israel of possible instability due to the high unemployment and deep poverty among Arab-Israelis and ultra-orthodox Haredi Jews. SEOUL - South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries says it has won a 3.05 trillion ...

Surging institutional interest in frontier markets

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
... said Nielsen. MSCI defines 31 countries as frontier markets including Argentina, Jamaica, Croatia, Zimbabwe and the United Arab Emirates.

Prettiest of them all

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2011
... no let up in worries that keeps one awake at night. Global growth concerns due to rising oil prices (resulting from the "Arab Spring") and the earthquake/tsunami/nuclear meltdown in Japan bothered investors in the first quarter. Global growth concerns ...

No change to Korea, Taiwan status: MSCI

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011
... issues, hampering international investors, MSCI said. MSCI has also deferred its decision on reclassifying Qatar and the United Arab Emirates from frontier markets to emerging markets until December. The Egyptian equity market has now returned to normal ...

Korea and Taiwan may move to developed status

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
... other emerging market countries will increase in weight, with the biggest beneficiary being China." Qatar and the United Arab Emirates have also been flagged for a potential reclassification to emerging markets.

Profits fly high on planes

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
Traditional wisdom leads many investors to avoid airlines. But some of the airline industry's top executives explained at an investment seminar on Monday how owning aeroplanes can be very profitable. Fund executives from Investec's Global Aircraft Fund ...

Janus sifts through sectors for EM value

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2011
Investing by sector and not by region is the right way to approach the emerging markets, where easy returns are a thing of the past, according to Janus Capital. Wahid Pierre Chammas, co-portfolio manager of the Janus emerging market strategy, said that ...

Buying op

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2011
So is this the one that ultimately takes the grin off Wall Street's face? According to theage.com.au, " US stocks dropped on Tuesday on worries falling oil prices could set off a reversal in the high-flying energy sector..." It even quoted a certain ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
... on Friday to their highest levels in more than two years as the market was driven by simmering political tensions in the Arab world and concerns over elections in Nigeria. Brent North Sea crude for delivery in May rose as high as $US125.79 a barrel in ...