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Olympus and Contango explore India

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
... Specialist fund managers Olympus Funds Management and Contango Capital Partners have joined forces to unlock the gates of India's investment market to Australian investors. Contango recently acquired a 64 per cent stake in Olympus, an Indian investment ...

Asia's de-coupling is on track

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
... exports to America equivalent to 20 per cent or more of their GDPs have greater exposure to a US downturn than China and India with 8 per cent and 2 per cent respectively. But HSBC economist, Robert Prior-Wandesford, said Malaysia's ability to grow GDP ...

China to lead IPOs again in 2008

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2008
... Given China lead the world for global IPOs in 2006 and 2007 it looks like 2008 will be their trifecta. Trailing China is India's expected 36 IPOs that Thomson believe will raise A$17.5 billion. The IPO activity is being stimulated by the now well documented ...

Investors look east, Australia falls behind

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2008
... slumping three positions since 2005 to cinch the 11th place in a survey that highlights the most popular FDI markets. China and India have been designated the clear favourites, with investors ranking them first and second respectively as emerging markets ...

BRIC sector splits SRI managers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2008
... socially responsible investments (SRI) fund managers have conflicting policies on how they invest in BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) markets, leading to inconsistent returns for SRI investors. According to Mercer research, emerging markets gained ...

Who cares about the US, it's Asia that matters

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2008
... dominant. Behind the UK, France took 9 per cent of our exports, followed Belgium which took 8 per cent and Germany 7 per cent. India took 6 per cent, Japan took about 3 per cent, China about 2 per cent and Korea about 1 per cent. The new nation of the ...

Olympus float on hold

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2007
... Olympus Funds Management has been withdrawn this year due to the recent Asian market sell-off. "Given our track record in India and the significant potential across Asia, we are still bullish, but conditions were too bad for market in December after ...

BRICs to surge as G7 slows

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2007
While developing countries like China and India are set for continued strong economic growth, developed countries should brace for a slowdown, albeit a moderate one, said the OECD. According to the OCED, their latest composite leading indicators (CLIs) ...

Asia marching on faster than expected

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2007
... he said. Echoing this, Chris Boadle, JPMorgan vice president and head of trade product sales, said, "Trade flows between India and China are growing exponentially." Despite this, 90 per cent of international trade handled by JPMorgan is still denominated ...

Retirement on hold for longer

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2007
... its retirement age to 68, Singapore and Denmark is increasing theirs to 67, Japan, South Korea, Austria, Belgium to 65, India to 60, Hungary to 64, and Italy to 61. "Recent strikes and disturbances in France have highlighted the sensitivities involved ...