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Risk of indigestion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2009
... Annualising this rate of return translates into a 200 per cent plus increase per annum. And this is just the developed markets' high 20's gain. Equity markets in Russia, Hong Kong and India soared in the high 30's. Russian shares spiked by 39.6 per cent ...

Sustainability grows in EMs

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2009
... emerging markets. "Asset owners are driving these type of [sustainable] investments and it's coming through from developed markets into the emerging markets," said Birgden. "Sustainable investment labelled funds have increased rapidly, and these are ...

Cost of share trading spikes

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2009
... research also found that the trading costs and standard deviation of trading costs increased more for the trades in developed markets equities than in the emerging markets. "Perhaps the developed markets are more adversely affected by increases in volatility ...

Shariah-compliant hedge funds hit the spot

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2009
... economic growth in the region is roughly three to four per cent, or as high as six per cent higher than in other developed markets, a trend that should continue for the next seven years, according to fund manager Schroders. For example, Qatar is predicted ...

FMs turn to equities in 2009

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2008
... managers are going to usher in 2009 with a cautious eye on equities. "Fund managers remain bearish overall towards developed markets due to recessionary concerns, but the increasingly attractive valuations in most equity markets, including the US, Asia-Pacific ...

VFMC unveils 2009 strategies

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2008
... consumer demand. "[EM] shares were running up significantly and the valuations have converged with those of developed markets, so we thought there was another opportunity to put on a stractical trade... [so] we've closed our overweight exposure and taken ...

S&P recognises industry best

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
... Management won the Australian equities - large cap category. Walter Scott & Partners won the international equities - developed markets category and Schroder Investment Management took out the International Equities - Emerging Markets sector award. Meanwhile ...

Future Fund is $652m richer

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2008
... up. Over the year, the fund's largest allocation was on international equities with $9.8 billion invested in developed markets and $1.2 billion in developing markets. Just over $5 billion has been invested in Australian equities and a lower $4.1 billion ...

S&P names 2008 Fund Awards finalists

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2008
... Limited SG Hiscock and Company & La Salle Investment Management (Equity Trustees Limited) International Equities-Developed Markets BlackRock Investment Managers Lazard Asset Management Limited (Zurich) MFS Investment Management (BNP) Walter Scott & Partners ...

Syndicated loan market contracts by half

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2008
... of US$21.4 billion each quarter during 2007, and an aggregate of US$85.5 billion over calendar 2007. For all developed markets the BIS said syndicated lending fell to US$279 billion in the March quarter down from US$435 billion in the December 2007 quarter ...