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Asset managers must work on unique value

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
... imperative for asset managers to be cognisant of where active has advantages over passive (e.g., municipal bond, emerging markets equity), and instances where passive currently holds an advantage (e.g., US equity)," Powers said. Powers added that asset ...

Family offices put focus back on equities: Research

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2017
... differences in levels of investment to this asset class between regions, as allocations of family offices in Emerging Markets (23.7%) and Asia-Pacific (20.3%) significantly exceed those of Europe (17.7%) and nearly double those in North America (10.2%). ...

Global boutique asset manager opens Sydney office

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2017
... alternative and long-only strategies across high-yield bonds, leveraged loans, distressed debt, structured products, emerging markets and credit-themed equities. An Australian presence is the firm's attempt to expand across the Asia Pacific having opened ...

Latin America: the best-kept investment secret

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
... Super Investment Conference that there was generally less investor understanding of the region than the broader emerging markets universe. However, with 224 million people, a PPP-adjusted GDP growth rate of 5.1% over the past 15 years and a 50% share ...

ASIC raises concerns over NSX listings

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2017
... across all Australian equity markets." Furthermore, ASIC found a number of companies listing on NSX (mostly from emerging markets) were not raising capital through the market (23 out of 34 issuers or 68%); didn't not have Australian business or investor ...

Emerging markets need a rethink

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
MSCI's definition of emerging markets doesn't necessarily represent the actual growth in emerging economies, according to LGM Investments chief investment officer Thomas Vester. LGM, which is a subsidiary of BMO Global Asset Management, is ramping up ...

Liquidnet opens doors to Pakistani equities

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... increased member interest and a demand for liquidity in Pakistan since the inclusion of the market in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index." "This is an important step in establishing our presence in key emerging markets worldwide, and we see it as an appealing ...

RARE expands to meet growing demand

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
... awarding of a "recommended" rating for RARE's Global Listed Infrastructure Fund, Infrastructure Value Fund and Emerging Markets Fund by ratings house Lonsec in April.

Robeco wins Asian equities mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
... Stephen Dennis said he is thrilled to have been appointed by Russell. "Robeco has a long history of investing in emerging markets and Asian equities dating back to the early 1930s, and our wide range of global and regional EM equity strategies build ...

Not so happy EOFY for the All Ords

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2017
... the All Ordinaries index outperformed (up 0.05% over the month) both developed market equities (down 3.17%) and emerging markets (up 0.03%) last month. But this is where the domestic equity market's outperformance ends. Its relative performance in the ...