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S&P looks to Africa as investment grows

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
... country. Three Sydney-listed companies, Extract Resources, Paladin Energy and Resolute Mining, feature on the index. South African based AngloGold Ashanti, Nedbank Group and Vodacom Group are also on the index. Although investment in Africa has always ...

China inflation fears overplayed

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2010
... is the growing importance of domestic consumption in Asia," he said. Series said that 8IP, which is part owned by South African insurance giant Sanlam, had grown its funds under management to $160 billion, and was experiencing solid inflows from its ...

Smaller QE2 is not all that bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
... Choong Soo said today that measures to mitigate capital flows could be "useful." Hours later, the rand dropped as South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said his government will use part of higher-than-expected tax revenue to build foreign reserves ...

Sovereign fund takes shine to platinum

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2010
... Sovereign fund Temasek and European-based pension fund APG are looking to invest more than $50 million each in a South African platinum exploration and development firm. Platmin announced that both parties have expressed an intention to buy over $50 ...

Sanlam enters Australian market

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2010
... has entered the JV. Calibre Investments is a partnership between Sanlam and a team led by Australia-based former South African investment professional, Werner Stals and two Australian investment advisors, Albert Landman and Maurice Feilich. DaniA

AXA overseas recruitment drive slows

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010
... planning group at career shows across the two countries since 2007. AXA received more than 280 applications from South African and the UK financial planners up until April last year and, from that number, had hired 13 planners to move to Australia. Paul ...

IOSCO to impose new rule on FoHFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2009
... future, said a hedge fund expert. Following a consultation process that involved a number of associations including South African-based Association of Savings & Investment SA and UK-based Thames River Capital L.L.P the report was amended to deal with ...

Hermaphrodite economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2009
... -if not most - expect. The current investment environment contains both plusses and minuses. Much like news that South African 800-metre world champion Caster Semenya was found to have both male and female sexual organs. She has no ovaries, instead she ...

South Africa and Brazil take ESG lead

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2009
South African and Brazilian companies have been identified for their progress on integrating environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) disclosure by global institutional investors. The Emerging Markets Disclosure Project (EMDP) survey found ...

IOOF quadruples platform reach after Skandia buy

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
... existing base. Rumours have been swirling for months about the possible divestment of the two businesses by its South African parent company, Old Mutual. IOOF ended the speculation when it announced today that it acquired the businesses for $34 million ...