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Catching the big wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2014
... 2005, China's development bank and other institutions have spent an estimated $75bn on financial investments in South America, said Boston University professor Kevin Gallagher. This is, he points out, "more [investment] than the World Bank, US Export ...

Frontier market corporate governance greatly improved

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014
... appetite but a perception that the companies operating in less established economies in Africa, the Middle East and South America fall short of the high governance standards of their Western counterparts has hampered large scale investment. However ...

Frontier research alliance expands to UK and Europe

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
... strengthens what is developing into a formidable alliance," Moloney said. GIRA plans to expand the alliance into Asia and South America and looking to grow to a maximum of six members. "Our goal is to provide the best global research to increase our ...

SSgA announces three new ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013
... Markets Fund gives investors cost-effective access to the growth potential of faster growing economies such as China, South America and developing Asian economies.

Frontier and Rogerscasey form research alliance

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
... managers across the globe. The Alliance is expected to expand to a maximum of six members with additional firms in South America, Europe and the UK, Asia, and the Middle East/Africa. Alliance members will be independent firms operating in defined geographic ...

Latin American pension funds eye PE

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
... benefit their costumers. In its research, Preqin tracked 80 Latin American limited partners, 64 of which were based in South America and 16 in Central America. The research institution found that 64 per cent of Latin American investors are private sector ...

Water scarcity a factor for resource fund managers

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
... report points out that smaller and less-diversified mining companies operating in water-scarce regions, such as South America, are the most vulnerable. This is because they are likely to have the greatest exposure to event risks, but have more limited ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013
... conditions in eastern Australia had hit its earnings but a better than expected performance from its operations in South America and Europe would offset the weaker Australian business. Its shares had fallen 50 cents, or 7.9 per cent, to $5.83 by 1055 ...

Don't overlook South America as an EM: MFS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
There is more to emerging markets than just China and Asia, and Australian investors should also consider South America, said global investment manager MFS. South America's combined stock market at about $1.6 trillion is only about one-quarter the size ...

Lazard consolidates Sydney foothold

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2012
... firms Lazard operates from 42 cities across 27 countries in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, Central and South America.