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Asian small caps as emerging markets go mainstream

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
Research house Lonsec expects product providers to move towards frontier markets such as Africa and small cap Asian equities, as emerging markets become more mainstream, a senior analyst said today. Steven Sweeney, senior investment analyst for Lonsec ...

Wolf of Wall Street can't put a price on value

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... millionaires, he remains committed to his own fortune, using his sizeable contacts book to engineer resources deals in Africa, where he is also involved in a number of charity projects. In a video on Belfort's website, DiCaprio talks about Belfort as ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
... were mixed, with BHP gaining 18 cents to $44.41 and Rio Tinto losing 19 cents to $83.13. Elsewhere in the sector, Coal of Africa gained 18 cents, or 16.4 per cent, to $1.28, and BlueScope Steel rose seven cents, or 5.4 per cent, to $1.375. National turnover ...

China-Gillard tug o' war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... earthquake/tsunami/nuclear crisis; the Christchurch earthquake in New Zealand and political tensions in the Middle East and North Africa. Troubling issues and events at home included: the floods and cyclones earlier in the year, the prospect of further ...

Masters of Financial Regulation on offer for first time

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
... industry to study while employed full-time. The Master of Financial Regulation is being offered internationally, including in Africa and Asia, and will offer specializations in pensions, insurance, banking and securities.

Credit Suisse global appointments

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2011
... acquisitions and equity capital market related deals across Asia Pacific, Central and Eastern Europe, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Latin America. Jesudason was previously head of Asia Pacific FIG team.

S&P looks to Africa as investment grows

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
S&P Indices has launched a new index to cater for a growing appetite to invest in Africa, coinciding with bullish earnings growth forecasts for the continent. According to S&P, the Access Africa index is made up of the largest and most liquid equities ...

Fear is in the air

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
... day, another down day on Wall Street -- and in Europe, and in Asia (except Japan), and in North and South America, and in Africa and the Middle East. To be sure, there were a handful that produced gains last night but I'm not really sure whether most ...

Bravura's new CEO eyes Aus wealth market

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
... based in London. Klim has been with the company since February 2008 as chief executive officer for Europe, Middle East and Africa, where he led an organic and acquisitive growth phase. Klim, who has over 25 years of experience in financial services ...

Seeing evil, hearing evil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
... a few months ago - in January, February, March and April -- when the "Jasmine Revolution" in the Middle East and North Africa sent oil prices gushing up. This was the prevailing thought when natural calamities in New Zealand, Australia, Japan and other ...