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MetLife reports 61pct global earnings slump

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2015
... quarterly plan." Earnings in the Americas were the weakest, down 18% on the previous quarter; Europe, the Middle East and Africa decreased by 15%, while Asian earnings increased by 9%.

AMG to take Abax stake

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
... "The addition of Abax will enhance the diversity and breadth of AMG's existing product set, and from its base in South Africa, the firm is well-positioned to benefit from the region's outstanding growth prospects. "We have deep respect for the experience ...

Comparative advantage

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
... (Business Dictionary.com). China should have left the digging and the mining to Australia and Brazil and Canada and South Africa et al and focused instead on producing products where it has comparative advantage, such as knock-offs (just kidding Pres ...

Key executives depart ANZ ETFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015
... traded funds (ETF) sector for the last nine years. He was most recently head of capital markets for Europe, Middle East and Africa at Invesco Powershares.

IRESS sees profit in wealth management

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
... regulatory requirements. Australian wealth management performed strongly, and significant growth was delivered in South Africa," Walsh said. Operating revenue in the UK, excluding enterprise lending, was down 2% to UK$20.3 million compared to the first ...

Investec fund acquires Brisbane property

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
Investec Australia Property Fund (IAPF) has acquired an $18.15 million property in a Brisbane industrial suburb. The acquisition, which is fully funded with debt, brings the value of the fund's total portfolio to $379.45 million and the fund's gearing ...

Australian managers most focused on ESG

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
... 78% of CFA Institute members in the Asia Pacific region consider ESG issues. Investors from Europe, the Middle East and Africa region ranked lower at 74%, and were followed by those in the Americas regions, with only 59% of them caring about ESG factors. ...

McDonalds chief appointed by ANZ

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
... retail customers. Noble joins ANZ from McDonalds where she was chief restaurant officer for Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa - responsible for more than 10,000 restaurants and 200,000 people. Previously, she held senior roles during her career at ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
... quarter production report while Petsec Energy is slated to have a briefing on its June quarter results. And, Woolworths South Africa chief executive and David Jones chairman Ian Moir, Macquarie Capital's head of Retail and Consumer David Mustow and Salmat ...

KKR invests in German fibre-optics via $4.2bn infra fund

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
... megabit-per-second by 2018." "We are excited to partner with Reggeborgh in building a top infrastructure company," KKR head of Europe, Africa and Middle East Johannes Huth said. "With our capital resources and experience, we will bring Deutsche Glasfaser ...