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AIA hoping to increase engagement through fitness

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013
... program that will fully launch in early 2014. The AIA Vitality program is a joint venture between the group insurer and South Africa-based specialist insurer Discovery. Vitality will be sold through financial advisers and clients who undertake the program ...

Investors unwise to flee emerging markets

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013
... 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."

Cochrane picks up FSS board role

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
... independent FTC director and elected him chairman of the Board. Cochrane has had a career spanning 40 years in both South Africa and Australia. His roles have included chief executive REST Superannuation, deputy chief executive and global head of business ...

Congress dysfunction hits US bond confidence

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
... upgrade of its government effectiveness score and a drop in perceived corruption. In contrast, scores for India and South Africa have been dragged down due to the large 2014 budget deficits these nations are expected to hand down. Taiwan's score also ...

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 ...