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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
... 36.0 cents after announcing a 70 per cent increase in the indicated gold reserves at its prospective mine site in South Africa.

Instos want more rewards for low-carbon assets

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
... of a low-carbon economy. Within the group statement are investors from the United States, Europe, Asia, Australia, South Africa, Brazil and Canada including European investors and US public pension funds and state treasurers. There are a number of Australian ...

Smaller QE2 is not all that bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
Whoa boy! Hold your horses! QE2 expectations are going out of hand. It started with just over a couple of billions and then grew, and grew, and grew. Just two days ago, I wrote about St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank Director of Research Christopher Waller ...

Aussie fund managers outside top 100

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2010
... Europe dominate the top 500, countries with smaller economies, and smaller investment markets than ours, including South Africa, Denmark, Sweden and Belgium, all have entries in the top 100. With the exception of South Africa (boosted by 34th placed ...

Indian pension funds poised for growth

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
... room for growth should India be able to grow its pension fund assets to levels comparable to other countries. In South Africa, for example, pension fund assets are estimated at about one third of GDP. In Chile, pension funds assets are at about two thirds ...

Macq Life Active premiums reach $1 million

NEWS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2010
... "Macquarie Life Active was borne out of the past learnings and best practices of three key markets, Australia, the UK and South Africa, which are all at different stages of maturity and development," said Justin Delaney, head of Macquarie Life. Macquarie ...

Pengana gains 'three stars' rating

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
... Anton du Preez, who joined Pengana in February last year after working at the Rand Merchant Bank in Australia and South Africa. Sheela Veerappan, analyst at S&P Fund Services, said the fund is not suitable for all investors and may appeal to high net ...

The octopus on fees versus commissions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2010
... refer to Paul the Octopus, who rose to worldwide fame when he upstaged the just completed soccer World Cup hosted in South Africa. Rainmaker this morning used the app to complete groundbreaking research into the vexed issue of commissions versus fees ...

African dev't needs private equity: Mobius

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2010
... many countries are not fully developed so direct foreign investment is needed as a starter," said Mobius. He said South Africa is the largest and most liquid market in sub-Saharan Africa and Nigeria is quickly emerging as an investment destination. Kenya ...

GESB hires two investment strategists

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2010
... Australasia. Schultz has responsibility for asset allocation and currency. He joins GESB from Coronation Fund Managers in South Africa, where he spent the past 10 years as a portfolio manager and joint head of the Absolute Return Unit. Prior to his appointment ...