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EM specialist enters Australian market

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
... frontier markets which are traditional Asia and BRIC exposures supplemented by up to 50 additional investible countries in Africa and the Middle East. They do this by focusing on tapping into the small to mid cap range that large firms don't invest into ...

HSBC invests $100m in water

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
HSBC Group has announced a five-year global investment of $100 million in water following findings that by 2050 the GDP of the top 10 river basins will exceed that of the USA, Japan and Germany combined. A new report commissioned by HSBC from Frontier ...

CSIRO questions Aus economy after the boom ends

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012
... a lot of factors that will change the demand for Australian mining, such as expanding mineral exploration in Brazil and Africa, said Hajkowicz. Hajkowicz's presentation, titled 'Social and Economic Trends, Lessons for Institutional Investors' cited the ...

Fidelity: Equities still a long-term option

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2012
... said. Fidelity Worldwide Investment is an asset manager with a global network spanning the US, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. Fidelity and its subsidiaries manage over $220bn in funds under management as at 31 March 2012.

AMP appoints ESG research associate

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
... number of sectors. Andrews has worked with consultants KPMG and PWC in the area of sustainability in Australia and South Africa. He has also worked as an environmental consultant in South Africa and Mozambique, primarily in the mining and energy sectors. ...

SWFs jump 16% to $4.62tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
... projects are domiciled, nearly three-quarters of SWFs seeking the exposure are based in Asia or the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), highlighting how the petro dollar economies are increasingly integrated into the North American economies. "Sovereign ...

Microinsurance reaches 500m people

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
... market, driven by demand in China and especially India where 60% of the market resides. Latin America accounts for 15% and Africa makes up 5%, notes a new edition of the microinsurance compendium released by the Facility and the Munich Re Foundation. ...

Calls for super industry to up focus on beta

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
... Superannuation Funds, John Oliphant, head of actuarial and investments at the Government Employees Pension Fund in South Africa spoke of the fund's commitment to sustainable investment domestically, searching for gaps in affordable housing and education ...

Goldman Sachs defends reputation after scathing NY Times op-ed

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
... worded resignation letter published in the New York Times. The former head of US equities in Europe, the Middle East and Africa left Goldman Sachs yesterday after nearly 12 years, blaming a "decline in the firm's moral fibre". "I can honestly say that ...

Forum: Women Driving Change

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
... head of underwriting and claims at Macquarie Life spoke of the practicalities concerning quota implementation in South Africa, saying training programs and flexibility were key to allow organisations to retain and transfer talent upwards, meeting diversity ...