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Franklin Templeton bond upgraded despite negative quarter

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013
... African debt, at 37.44%. Hungary topped the list of European countries, followed by the Ukraine and Poland. However, South Korea was by far the most attractive single nation, with 14.45% of the fund invested in South Korean debt.

AMP Capital raises US$300m for infra debt fund

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... the IDF II include pension funds from the UK, US, Australia, Switzerland, and "one of the top insurance companies in South Korea." AMP Capital Chief Executive International and Head of Global Clients Anthony Fasso said that this was the first direct ...

International pension funds battle for Aussie infra

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... investment into Australian property and infrastructure, according to The Trust Company. The money will largely come from South Korea's National Pension Scheme, the fourth largest pension fund in the world. This comes at a time when Australia's superannuation ...

India's triple dilemma

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
... (although the BOJ says it is targeting the economy, not the yen -and the G20 believed it). This is the reason why South Korea's protesting the yen's depreciation. This is the reason why Greece regretted joining the euro back in the days -so it could ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013
... flat, dipping 1.49 points to 1,950.01. Seoul surged 2.87 per cent, or 51.25 points, to 1,834.70 after data showed South Korea had posted a record current account surplus in May. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 Index rose 23.355 points, or 0.532 per cent, to ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher despite falls on major overseas markets following Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony to congress and the release of the central bank's policy meeting minutes. At 0750 AEST on Friday, the ...

London firm Stratton enters Australian market

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
... responsible entity. The fund focuses on investing in the high growth creditor nations of Asia such as China, Singapore and South Korea, which have enough overseas assets to pay back their foreign debt and are borrowing to invest in their long term growth. ...

Top-down approach wins in post-GFC world: Hexavest

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
... table as an increasing number of investors flock to that trade. Instead the group has been adding to its exposure in South Korea and Europe where it believes soon-to-be-launched supportive monetary policies will similarly act as a catalyst for strong ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
... index of all first-section shares slipped 0.58 per cent, or 6.76 points, to 1158.27. Markets in China, Hong Kong, South Korea, India, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan and Singapore were all closed on Wednesday for the May Day holiday. WELLINGTON ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat following a mixed performance on Wall Street overnight after a mediocre report on US economic growth and the latest batch of uneven corporate earnings reports. At 0733 AEST on Monday, the June share price ...