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MSCI delays China A shares inclusion in indices

MARK SMITH | FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016

... market. South Korea has not yet been added to the developed markets index but is under review. MSCI added that the MSCI Nigeria Index may be removed from the MSCI Frontier Markets Index and reclassified as a stand-alone market due to capital mobility ...

Sliding oil price would stop the slide in the oil price

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014

... cash in the bank. As a result, they can withstand a low oil price quite comfortably. On the other hand countries such as Nigeria, Venezuela and Iran are hard up. Their oil industries have less favourable costs. They cannot afford for the oil price to ...

ASX meets with PRI to discuss sustainability reporting

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014

Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) managing director Fiona Reynolds has met with the Australian Securities Exchange this week to urge them to sign up to the Sustainable Stock Exchange Initiative. The initiative, which aims to 'educate' exchanges ...

But they said it was Iraq

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014

... in July. Yes, yes, yo. The Fed's still pumpin' it! Fight if you dare... in Iraq, in the Ukraine, in Syria, in Egypt, in Nigeria, in..., but "don't fight the Fed".

PROFILE: Actuaries Institute CEO David Bell

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014

... and lobbyist. This life of variety began with his birth in Ghana in the early sixties. He spent his first few years in Nigeria, where his British father worked for a company that sold heavy switch gear. But following Nigeria's independence in the early ...

Consumers in EM, an opportunity for investors

LAURA MILLAN | FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013

... companies than consumer companies such as Nestle." After years of talking to consumers in countries such as Indonesia, Nigeria, South Africa or Philippines, Stassopoulos has realised "how little we knew about this consumers." Consumers in emerging markets ...

MSCI upgrades heighten frontier market concentration risk

MARK SMITH | MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013

... heavily weighted to a small number of regions. "The changes will mean exposure of over 50% to two countries - Kuwait and Nigeria - this concentration will increase risk," Feriani said. Feriani added that it highlights the importance of using a full-time ...

Frontier markets poised for strong 2013

MARK SMITH | FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013

... next 12 months, according to HSBC Global Research. The MSCI Frontier markets index - which includes economies such as Nigeria, Qatar and Vietnam, thought to be the world's next emerging markets - have disappointed in recent years but HSBC believes the ...

US retains World Bank leadership

ELISE BURGESS | TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012

... year history. Nominations were Jim Yong Kim from the USA, Jose Antonio Ocampo from Colombia and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala from Nigeria. "The final nominees received support from different member countries, which reflected the high caliber [sic] of the candidates," ...

The times, they're not a -changin'

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012

... China. Then there are geopolitical uncertainties emanating from North Korea's new leader, Iran's nuclear adventure, and Nigeria's oil workers' strike - and political ones from Presidential elections in America, France and Russia, among others. Looks ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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