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Consumers in EM, an opportunity for investors

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013
... 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 want quality ...

Franklin Templeton bond upgraded despite negative quarter

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013
Van Eyk has upgraded the Franklin Templeton Multisector Bond Fund from 'A' to its highest rating of 'AA' despite reporting negative returns for the June 2013 quarter. The bond fund, which invests in government, securitised and corporate debt around ...

Deutsche appoints new CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013
... position at Goldman Sachs, where he was a partner and head of Financial Sponsors Group for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Prior to that he was co-head of investment banking for Goldman Sachs in Australia and New Zealand. In his new role, McMurdo ...

Credit Suisse Asia Pac private banking chairman steps down

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013
... private banking in Italy. Prior to that, he was chief operating officer for private banking for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region in Zurich and country chief operating officer in Italy. "In his five years leading our regional franchise ...

Market Vectors ETFs appoint two directors

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
... Market Vectors Australia he held senior positions at Perpetual Limited, Grange Securities and Alexander Forbes in South Africa. "I am delighted to announce the appointment of two highly reputable and skilled professionals to our team in Australia. Both ...

Sovereign wealth funds climb to US$5.5tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... China's Investment Corporation with US$482 billion. Asia accounted for 40% of SWF assets, the Middle East 35% and Europe 17%. Africa and the Americas accounted for only 3% each with other regions accounting for 2%. Australia's Future Fund is ranked the ...

BNP Paribas MD departs, successor announced

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013
BNP Paribas Securities Services managing director, Australia and New Zealand, Pierre Jond will return to Paris at the end of 2013. He will be succeeded by Peter Baker, currently head of client strategy and communication at BNP Paribas. BNP Paribas has ...

Former Macquarie director resurfaces at Citi

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
... an industrial engineer before completing an MBA. He began his financial services career with The Standard Bank in South Africa and emigrated to Australia in 2004 to join Westpac where he held a number of card management roles.

Will Australia escape an EM bond crisis?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
... Dwyfor Evans said Australian bonds look safer than their EM counterparts. Evans said the emerging markets such as South Africa, Turkey and India "have seen such a significant sell off in their currencies that they are actually going to be deflationary ...

NZ Super offloads mining shares on RE concerns

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZ Super) has excluded global mining company Barrick Gold Corporation and its subsidiary African Barrick Gold from its $22 billion investment portfolio on responsible investment grounds. Barrick's mines in Papua ...