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Wall Street slips on oil slick

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
... and Irene know so very well what happens to the price of oil each time trouble percolates in the sand dunes of the Middle East, don't we? It spikes. So buckle up coz here we go again. Gulf War the third. Just in from Bloomberg, "Obama Won't Rule Out ...

Fresh Orient Capital acquisitions expand European operations

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
... perfect fit and the acquisition allows us to spread our entire investor relations product suite across Europe, the Middle East and Africa where transparency of ownership data varies greatly. Following the acquisition of King Worldwide Investor Relations ...

Global healing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
... money policy. It is being caused by the flight to safety due to headline news in Europe, the South China Sea, the Middle East and Africa. It's the result of quantitative easing. The end of quantitative easing will be a disaster. I think it's weird, but ...

AMP Capital appoints London-based institutional director

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014
... AMP Capital's European institutional client business and she will report to AMP Capital managing director Europe, Middle East and Africa Richard Shields. Campbell will also focus on fundraising for AMP Capital's UCITS (Undertakings for Collective Investment ...

Catching the big wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2014
... Bank, US Export Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank combined". Africa and South America bagged!... and the Middle East. Early this year Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi was quoted in the 'South China Morning Post' saying that "China aims to ...

Towers Watson names global head of investments

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
... Watson, holding numerous leadership roles. His most recent role was as head of the investment business in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Tricia Guinn, managing director of risk and Financial Services at Towers Watson, said: "Chris is an extremely talented ...

Frontier market corporate governance greatly improved

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014
... a higher risk 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. ...

Sovereign Wealth Funds surge to $5 trillion

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
Sovereign Wealth Funds across the globe have added $750 billion to their total assets under management over the last year to reach $5.38 trillion, according to new research from Preqin. The growth, which was attributed to the launch of a number of new ...

Global investment banking fees up 3% in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2013
... months, fees in the Americas were 7% up on the same period last year at $32.5 billion. In Europe and Africa and the Middle East fees rose 2% and 9% respectively. Asia Pacific saw fees down 8%. Fees from debt capital markets transactions accounted for ...

Sovereign wealth funds up alternatives exposure in 2012

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2013
... respondents having 21% of all portfolio assets allocated to alternatives (including property) while those across Asia, the Middle East and Emerging Markets have much lower allocations. However, the study found the greatest prevalence of increase in new ...