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China a good bet in the long run: Thawley

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2012
... Thawley is also a vice president and principal executive officer of Capital World Growth and Income fund, vice chairman of American Funds Global Balanced Fund and executive vice president of New Perspective Fund, EuroPacific Growth Fund and New World ...

SWFs jump 16% to $4.62tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
... East and North Africa (MENA), highlighting how the petro dollar economies are increasingly integrated into the North American economies. "Sovereign wealth funds have a continued interest in private equity and many believe the asset class offers favourable ...

AMP appoints interim Multiport head

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... approximately 150 advisers with more than $5 billion in funds under advice. Prior to this Ms Roy was the General Manager of American Express Travel across Asia Pacific. She has held a range of positions in financial services including general management ...

BNP Paribas new Aust CEO

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
... institutional business development, David Grybas, is the new chief executive, replacing Robert Harrison who will move to a North American role. Harrison, the current BNP Paribas Investment Partners (BNPP IP) Australia chief executive, has been appointed ...

All that jazz

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
... moment if this alleged wobbling in confidence translates into wobbles in spending. I don't have to remind you that the American consumer accounts for 70% of America's economy. But wait! Read the Conference Board's report on consumer sentiment and you'll ...

AMP Capital brings global mngt in-house

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
... AMP's Chicago-based real estate team as senior portfolio manager. Pavnica was BNP Paribas Investment Partners head of American real estate. Robert Thomas, Matthew Hodgkins and Dominic Cappellania have all joined as portfolio managers and analysts for ...

Big Ben boosta

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
... taste, but the US economy is already picking up momentum and the virtuous cycle has started to spin, energising not only American consumers and businesses but also the rest of the global community. At the end of the day, it's good news all around for ...

Wobble gobbles

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
... But if you want to know what the majority of investors' -- US investors, at least -- are thinking, have a look at the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) latest report. The latest AAII Investor Sentiment Survey shows that while bullish ...

Where now brown cow?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
There seems to be a sense of calm in the financial markets these days. An eerie calm that makes one wonder what lies inside investors' heads. And usually times like these - times when the market is consolidating - they suggest that the market may have ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012
... hold its annual general meeting, while Fairfax Media Greg Hywood chief executive Greg Hywood is scheduled to address American Chamber of Commerce in Australia luncheon in Sydney. In Australia, the market on Thursday closed lower after weaker metals prices ...