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Latin America on institutional investment radar

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
An emerging markets specialist says Latin America is offering substantial investment opportunities following Donald Trump's softening trade policy and strong business outlooks across the region. SURA Asset Management regional head of equities Felipe ...

Which part of the elephant are you holding?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
... interest rate increases this year. Silver and platinum prices are expected to rise 1 percent, partly buoyed by strong industrial demand. These forecasts all make sense given the broader backdrop of strengthening global economic activity. But if the downtrend ...

Sharing economy to reshape global real estate

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2017
... 'clicks-and-mortar'. As more people live in cities, and the cost of physical space rises accordingly, underlying assets of industrial REITs such as car parks, storage units, warehouses and even retail shops are becoming repurposed to suit the modern ...

AI will lead next industrial revolution: Sanlam

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2017
... benefit the most, especially while it is still in its early stages. "When you think about what we categorise as an 'industrial revolution', we don't recognise them to be a revolution at the time. We only do so in hindsight," he said, referring to how ...

Countplus chair steps down after 11 years

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
... effects. This will remain a high priority," Lambert explained. As part of his advocacy, Lambert has become the chair of industrial hemp producer Ecofibre. "The company has largely moved its operations offshore, where it produces and sells a very competitively ...

China's off to a good 2017 start

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2017
... export growth in the coming months. With the faster growth in fixed asset investment and exports, the acceleration in industrial production comes as no surprise -- 7.6% in the year to March (the fastest rate since December 2014) versus 6.3% in the January-February ...

First Super halts private equity investments

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
... contained in the relevant modern award," he added. "Businesses based on unsustainable labour costs or challengeable industrial arrangements pose a high risk of a permanent adverse movement in labour costs, potentially impacting on returns. Furthermore ...

Not as good as the headline

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
... with declines recorded for imports of: fuels and lubricants (-9%), parts for transport equipment (-19%), processed industrial supplies (-6%), and other parts for capital goods (-4%). Capital goods import increased by a small 1.0% over the month due largely ...

Damned if they do, damned if they don't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
... producers which would again lift oil supply and dampen prices. Recent statistics from Baker and Hughes -- an American industrial service company and one of the world's largest oil field services companies - show that oil rig counts have risen to 662 ...

Savills continues Aussie growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
... Annie Li joins the firm from GE Capital Real Estate, bringing with her more than 15 years' experience in the office, industrial, retail and mixed-use sectors across acquisition, asset management, property management and debt financing. Li will work with ...