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Aussie property fund to be listed in Johannesburg

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2013
Investec Property Australia will list its Investec Australia Property Fund (IAPF) on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). The fund is expected to list on 24 October 2013 and will be listed under the Real Estate Holdings and Development sector. The ...

Consumers in EM, an opportunity for investors

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013
... consumer companies such as Nestle." After years of talking to consumers in countries such as Indonesia, Nigeria, South Africa or Philippines, Stassopoulos has realised "how little we knew about this consumers." Consumers in emerging markets want quality ...

Market Vectors ETFs appoint two directors

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
... Market Vectors Australia he held senior positions at Perpetual Limited, Grange Securities and Alexander Forbes in South Africa. "I am delighted to announce the appointment of two highly reputable and skilled professionals to our team in Australia. Both ...

Former Macquarie director resurfaces at Citi

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
... an industrial engineer before completing an MBA. He began his financial services career with The Standard Bank in South Africa and emigrated to Australia in 2004 to join Westpac where he held a number of card management roles.

Will Australia escape an EM bond crisis?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
... Dwyfor Evans said Australian bonds look safer than their EM counterparts. Evans said the emerging markets such as South Africa, Turkey and India "have seen such a significant sell off in their currencies that they are actually going to be deflationary ...

South Africa leads foreign investment in the continent

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
South Africa has received the largest share of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the African continent, with the figure rising more than five-fold from $1.2 billion in 2010 to $6.4 billion in 2012. The figures came from the 'Global Investment Trends ...

Frontier markets poised for strong 2013

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
... spending [which is likely] to be structurally negative for some large emerging markets including Brazil, Russia and South Africa." While risks posed by poor liquidity, political uncertainty and monetary crises are more likely in frontier markets, HSBC ...

CFP ranks to top 150,000 in 2013

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013
... territory to 18,548. The top three were followed by strong CFP professional growth from FPSB member organisations in South Africa, Hong Kong, the Republic of Korea, Brazil and India, showing the increased impact growth markets are having in establishing ...

IFM appoints new private equity executive director

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
Industry Funds Management (IFM) has appointed Steven Lipchin to lead its co-investing and direct investing initiatives. The global investment manager expects the appointment to strengthen its private equity capacity. Previously Lipchin was head of private ...

Returns without volatility, you're not dreamin

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2012
... beta, dividend yields, correlations and past returns and distress risk. Countries which they currently favour include South Africa and Malaysia because their corporate financing is often much more conservative than companies in other countries. Van Vliet ...