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Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2008
... Xstrata Plc jumped on Thursday after a newspaper said officials would fly to South America to hammer out a takeover by Brazil's Vale amid talk of a deal with Xstrata's biggest shareholder. WELLINGTON - New Zealand's Auckland International Airport Ltd ...

CAAM dons emerging markets cap

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2008
From Russia to Brazil, Africa to India, emerging markets are outpacing their developed counterparts left, right and centre, and Credit Agricole Asset Management's (CAAM) Australian arm is the latest firm to capitalise on this sector's growth. Launched ...

Investing in BRIC, food, feed and fuel

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2008
... exposure to the growth potential of two underlying baskets of indices. The BRIC II fund gives investors access to the BRIC - Brazil, Russia, India and China - markets through the S&P BRIC 40 index. The Food, Feed, Fuel fund provides exposure to agricultural ...

BRIC sector splits SRI managers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2008
... Ethical and socially responsible investments (SRI) fund managers have conflicting policies on how they invest in BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) markets, leading to inconsistent returns for SRI investors. According to Mercer research, emerging ...

BRICs to surge as G7 slows

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2007
... OECD. According to the OCED, their latest composite leading indicators (CLIs) suggest the economic growth pecking order is Brazil and China set for strong expansion, moderate expansion for India, moderate recovery for Canada, possible downturn for the ...

Jay-Z versus Greenspan

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2007
... insisting that she be paid in almost any currency but the U.S. dollar, which has plummeted 34 per cent since 2001. According to Brazil's Veja magazine, BA1/4ndchen's contracts with both Pantene hair products and Dolce & Gabbana stipulate that she be ...

S&P launch three new Shariah indices

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2007
... market cap of US$2.1 trillion. The S&P/IFCI Large-MidCap Shariah index focuses on emerging markets, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, the Philippines ...

Emerging markets a safe bet: Mobius

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2007
... However, he warned against environmental issues, the inequalities between the rich and poor, especially in markets such as Brazil and China, and some overpricing in the markets. "Take for example, India. The current P/E is 25.3x compared to 11.6x at ...

Macq DDR chief executive resigns

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2007
... Diversified currently owns and manages approximately 740 retail properties in 45 American states, as well as Puerto Rico and Brazil. The Realty division is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT).

Building BRICs

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2007
... role in the global economy. This appears to be true considering the fundamentals supporting growth in BRIC economies, (Brazil, Russia, India and China) and the broader emerging markets. "The BRIC markets are driving global growth. Consensus is that BRIC ...