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Global Capital Investment launch Iraq Fund

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
... cent of its assets in private, less liquid, early-stage investment opportunities in Iraq's infrastructure and natural resources sectors. Managing directors of Global Capital Investments, Abraham Merchant and Kenneth Kuhn, said the development trends ...

Rise of the new rich

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
... rising 211 per cent over the past decade due to high levels of property ownership, the strong dollar and the natural resources sector. By providing a study on the low to middle class, the report also gives investors an idea on which consumer goods stocks ...

African dev't needs private equity: Mobius

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2010
... chair at Templeton Asset Management, said private equity firms could play a major role in developing Africa's natural resources. Mobius said the investment outlook for Africa is positive as its agricultural products and abundance of water will decide ...

Super funds could fill resource capital shortfall: report

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2010
... commodities can provide a good return that is mostly uncorrelated to listed resource companies. Taurus invests in natural resources using exchange traded commodities (ETC) to take active positions. "[Resources] is a very good place to invest, has been ...

Alliance Bernstein loses staff from Aus Equity Growth and Ind'l funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2010
... research coverage. Despite materials and energy coverage being absorbed by the global sector head for energy and natural resources, we have concerns regarding the team's size and ability to execute its investment strategy," he said. Standard & Poor's ...

Mercer restructures MM portfolio ahead of inflation threat

MERCER RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
... strengthened its exposure to funds that offer protection against high inflation, including inflation-linked bonds, natural resources, infrastructure and property. "We believe the market has underestimated the possibility of an inflation 'break out' at ...

Arise Chindonesia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2009
... oil is a vegetable oil that is a key ingredient in many food, cosmetic and bath products. This abundance of natural resources helped propel Indonesia to 3.5 per cent GDP growth this year. For Indonesia to make the transition will require many steps ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2008
... Britain's top shares index fell for a third day in a row as commodity stocks weighed, though miner Eurasian Natural Resources rose on market talk of a merger with rival Kazakhmys. The commodity-heavy FTSE 100 closed down 50.3 points or 0.86 per cent ...

Hedge funds post worst Q1

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2008
... boosted profits," the report said. The review found event driven funds were hit by long equity positions in natural resources, utilities and mining and credit exposure. Meanwhile, emerging market fund managers struggled during the first quarter, as these ...

CFS GAM expands global resources

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2008
... has also worked at Canadian based, David W Tice & Associates as lead portfolio manager in the Prudent Global Natural Resources Hedge Fund. In this position, Kuzmanovic will manage the long short global resources equity portfolios and global resources ...