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NZ Super fund kicks out companies

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
... Superannuation Fund's investment portfolio for allegedly breaking international laws in Palestine. Listed companies Africa Israel and its subsidiary Danya Cebus, Elbit, Shikun & Binui in which the fund had small allocations through its passive equities ...

Ex Deutsche AM chief joins Africa charity

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
Former CEO of Deutsche Asset Management Australia, Stephen O'Brien has become a director of the Oasis Africa charity. Since exiting Deutsche Bank, O'Brien has been working with the team at Oasis Africa Australia, a charity that raises awareness and ...

IFM appoints new private equity executive director

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
Industry Funds Management (IFM) has appointed Steven Lipchin to lead its co-investing and direct investing initiatives. The global investment manager expects the appointment to strengthen its private equity capacity. Previously Lipchin was head of private ...

Returns without volatility, you're not dreamin

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2012
... beta, dividend yields, correlations and past returns and distress risk. Countries which they currently favour include South Africa and Malaysia because their corporate financing is often much more conservative than companies in other countries. Van Vliet ...

Two ANZ appointments for merged Asia/Pac business

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2012
... and spent over 30 years with Standard Chartered Bank in senior executive roles covering the Middle East, North America, Africa, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Singapore. PlantA(C) and Mohan's new roles are effective 1 November 2012.

Wealth gap narrows in China

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... stable, said Bloxham. Another 3 billion people will become urbanised by 2050, with China contributing 0.4 billion, and India, Africa and greater Asia providing the rest of the balance, said Bob Van Munster, Tyndall Asset Management's intrinsic value ...

Urbanisation fuelling resource demand

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
... suggests that that another 3 billion people will become urbanised by 2050, with China contributing 0.4 billion, and India, Africa and greater Asia providing the rest of the balance, said Bob Van Munster, Tyndall Asset Management's intrinsic value equities ...

Emerging market PE numbers on track

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
... figures. While the amount of deals done in China decreased, this was offset elsewhere, in greater Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Russia and Brazil. Latin America is just one of many markets, but conditions on the ground mimic those across much of the ...

Fidelity launches Aust equity income fund in Japan

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
... developed countries surveyed by the London Business School and Credit Suisse - a dividend return of 5.76% (just behind South Africa's market yield of 5.82%) over the past 112 years. Some of the highest dividend paying stocks include Telstra and the banks. ...

ACCI calls for right to sue foreign govs

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
... markets," Anderson said. "If Australian companies are to fully grasp opportunities of the Asian century and emerging markets of Africa and the Indian Ocean Rim, trade agreements must provide investor certainty for private companies, not just governments." ...