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First State leads UK adviser fund scoreboard

The UK arm of homegrown fund manager Colonial First State scooped the top six spots in a new report that looks at the top 100 fund managers in the UK based on consistent performance. London-based financial adviser publication Professional Adviser published ...

NAB and MLC make headway post sub-prime

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2008
... conditions". According to a NAB statement, although global economic growth is expected to slow, sustained growth from China and India should enable the global economy to avoid recession. "Australian economic growth is also slowing, but the level of activity ...

Equity markets back in style

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2008
... lower volatility in the markets, noted S&P's. Meanwhile, investor confidence also soared in the emerging markets of China, India and Turkey. Double digit gains were posted for the former at +15.10 per cent after declining 12.36 per cent in March. India ...

India to ban food futures

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
... finance minister, P Chidambaram, reported in the Financial Times, raise equal fears that it might set back the development of India's financial markets. The move illustrates how seriously the now much reported global food shortage is being viewed. Last ...

Emerging market funds to be rated on sustainability

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2008
... Mercer to conduct a study to determine the ratings. So far, Mercer has commenced interviews with 50 managers based in China, India, South Korea and Brazil. The overall research will also include a survey of more than 200 managers worldwide. The results ...

Sovereigns in a league of their own

... size of their investments, is a hot topic in local investment circles. Worries are mounting further with news that both India and Japan are considering setting up sovereign funds too to house their country's burgeoning assets, which will add hundreds ...

India's report card

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2008
With India eyeing starting up its own sovereign fund, it's timely to walk through the Indian economy's fundamentals. The Latest monthly economic report from the Indian Ministry of Finance said GDP growth is dipping during 2007-08 to 8.7 per cent, down ...

Ernst & Young unites

... country-specific to global by nature. The decision only affects offices in Western and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa. However, more than 700 partners in the Far East will adopt a similar model across 15 countries and territories. ...

Abacus banks on new wave of tourists

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 18 APR 2008
... be down but hotel property investments are still a good bet thanks to a growing number of visitors from China, Korea and India, according to Abacus Funds Management. Abacus claims Australia's hospitality industry would make most of their profits from ...

Instos to spend big in India

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2008
Two thirds of Australian institutional investors polled in the Centre for Investor Education (CIE) conference about India said they expect to increase their portfolio allocation to the region in the coming year. "There are many opportunities for Australian ...