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Politicking befogs equities: AMP Capital

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... Asset Management's head of strategy and research, Stephen Felix named the general election in the US, turmoil in the Middle East, the European crisis and slowing Chinese growth as four factors that could spark a market shock. While the political uncertainty ...

Market shocks likely: Advance Asset Management

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
... Felix Stephen, Advance Asset Management head of strategy and research. Elections in the United States, turmoil in the Middle East, the European sovereign debt crisis and a slow down of Chinese growth are the four key factors that could spark a shock ...

Julius Baer buys Merrill Lynch wealth

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012
... to 251 billion Swiss francs, with two-thirds of the assets being acquired domiciled in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. "This transaction represents a rare opportunity to acquire an international pure-play wealth management business of significant ...

The QE Paradox

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
... collapse of the eurozone, a US double-dip, hard-landing of China, hard-landing of emerging markets, and a war in the Middle East. Next year could be a global perfect storm." Or yesterday's warning by PIMCO CEO, Mohamed El Arian, that, "This is an unusually ...

Franklin appoints head of sales

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
... taking over the role from Adam Quaife who was recently promoted to senior director of Central and Eastern Europe and Middle East, where he will spearhead several new initiatives the company is pursuing in Dubai. "We're very pleased that Keri has agreed ...

Perfect timing for a "perfect storm" alert

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... collapse of the eurozone, a US double-dip, hard-landing of China, hard-landing of emerging markets, and a war in the Middle East. Next year could be a global perfect storm." Perfect! No one could argue with the good doctor's rationale. It's simply perfect! ...

'Brownfield' infra better suited to pension funds

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
Governments hoping to secure pension fund investments into infrastructure projects should focus on 'brownfield' assets rather than expecting them to take on 'greenfield' risks, said European investor Antin Infrastructure Partners. Referring to British ...

Regulation biggest concern for SFOs

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
... by 27% who give significant amounts annually to one or more causes. Paul Knox, head of wealth advisory for Europe, Middle East and Asia at J.P. Morgan Private, said the survey highlights the individuality of each SFO, which evolves to reflect the needs ...

Australian instos exposed to AML risks

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
... agencies that results in an investor breaching an international trade ban. For example, Iran is a major facilitator of Middle East shipping, global trade and of course oil and energy exports, and it's much easier than many investors realise to indirectly ...

EM specialist enters Australian market

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
... 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 due to research resource ...