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Global investment flows seen recovering after three-year slide

... developing world. Africa also enjoyed a rise, although UNCTAD warned that it was fragile, while investment into Latin America and the Caribbean slipped for the fourth consecutive year. Central and eastern European countries similarly suffered a decline ...

Australia performs strongly in global sector survey; S&P

Global ratings agency Standard & Poor's today released the inaugural July edition of its Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS), highlighting the comparative monthly returns of all performance returns of sector indices and companies in different ...

WTO Plea

Business groups from the US, Europe, Asia and Latin American urged political leaders today to face up to the difficult decisions needed to reach a new world trade deal. In a petition sent to members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the 35 business ...

Hedge funds underperform equity markets: Hennessee

Hedge funds continued to underperform broader US equity market indexes in October, according to hedge fund consultant Hennessee Group. Hennessee said its hedge fund index rose by 2.87% in the month, bringing the return over 12 months to 16.48%. By comparison ...

Hedge funds produce 1.01% return in September

... manager positioning going forward will be earnings coming out in October." The index also revealed that the Hennessee Latin America index was the top-performing index in September, with a return of 8.02% (+39.60% YTD). The Hennessee Technology Index ...

S&P Global 1200 revised to incorporate the S&P/ASX 50 index

... indices including the S&P 500, the S&P Europe 350, the S&P/TSX 60 for Canada, the S&P/TOPIX 150 for Japan, the S&P Latin America 40, the S&P/ASX 50 for Australia and the S&P Asia 50 index. It captures the liquid and investable portion of the global equity ...

Hedge funds trail broader indices in April: Hennessee

... reduced foreign investment, 10-year highs in unemployment, and a lack of pricing power," Gradante added. The Hennessee Latin America was the top performing index for the second month in a row with a return of 14.61%, Hennessee said. The second best performer ...

Citigroup announces first quarter profit of $6.81 billion

... bank income increased 13% to US$125 million, boosted by increased client trading and capital market activity in Latin America and Japan. Income for asset management rose 6% to US$105 million, despite a fall in revenues of 15% due to the tough market ...

Hedge funds underperform broader indices in March: Hennessee

... Hennessee Group. "Greenspan's monetary easing is helping balance sheet issues among lower credits." The Hennessee Latin America index was March's top performer with a return of 8.2% during March, while the Pacific Rim index was the weakest performer ...