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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 ...

Fidelity launches Aust equity income fund in Japan

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
... developed countries surveyed by the London Business School and Credit Suisse - a dividend return of 5.76% (just behind South Africa's market yield of 5.82%) over the past 112 years. Some of the highest dividend paying stocks include Telstra and the banks. ...

AMP appoints ESG research associate

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
... number of sectors. Andrews has worked with consultants KPMG and PWC in the area of sustainability in Australia and South Africa. He has also worked as an environmental consultant in South Africa and Mozambique, primarily in the mining and energy sectors. ...

Calls for super industry to up focus on beta

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
... Superannuation Funds, John Oliphant, head of actuarial and investments at the Government Employees Pension Fund in South Africa spoke of the fund's commitment to sustainable investment domestically, searching for gaps in affordable housing and education ...

Forum: Women Driving Change

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
... head of underwriting and claims at Macquarie Life spoke of the practicalities concerning quota implementation in South Africa, saying training programs and flexibility were key to allow organisations to retain and transfer talent upwards, meeting diversity ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
... Billiton added 59 cents, or 1.6 per cent, to $37.50 after it announced it had sold its Richards Bay Minerals arm in South Africa to Rio Tinto, in a deal that sees BHP exiting the titanium metals industry. Rio Tinto gained $1.82, or 2.6 per cent, to $70.56. ...

Pengana fund manager departs

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
... Gensec. He also worked as a trader/analyst, as well as a hedge fund arbitrage manager and proprietary trader in both South Africa and Ireland. Pengana's Asian Equities fund invests in listed Asia Pacific securities, including those listed outside ...