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AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... Shareholders in department store chain David Jones will also meet in Sydney to vote on a proposed $2.2 billion takeover by South African retailer Woolworths. In Australia on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 22.4 points, or 0.41 per cent, higher ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
... the appearance of a portfolio through buying high flying stocks before the end of a quarter or year. Making news, South African retailer Woolworths is making a $213 million takeover bid to buy the 12 per cent of Australian clothing chain Country Road ...

Days of outstanding emerging markets returns numbered

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... considering ways for it to grant access to frontier markets, or the emerging markets of the future. These include predominantly African and Middle Eastern economies but also some Latin American, Eastern European and South Asian economies. "The pace at ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
... life insurance business. In the resources sector, Rio Tinto was 55 cents higher at $61.50 after striking a deal with the African government of Guinea to push ahead with plans to develop a $US20 billion iron ore project. BHP Billiton added 12 cents to ...

New EM bond rater proposes fresh approach

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
... home markets while trying to turn ARC into a global player. David King, non-executive chairman at Arc, who runs the South African rating agency JV partner, told the MoneyObserver news service that, "The hardest part is gaining credibility with investors". ...

Aussie property fund to be listed in Johannesburg

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2013
... list on 24 October 2013 and will be listed under the Real Estate Holdings and Development sector. The fund offers South African investors direct exposure to the Australian property market and currency. It aims at investing in high quality, sustainable ...

Franklin Templeton bond upgraded despite negative quarter

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013
... Eyk's rating is a vote of confidence in this respect. As of June 2013, the fund was most heavily invested in European and African debt, at 37.44%. Hungary topped the list of European countries, followed by the Ukraine and Poland. However, South Korea ...

BNP Paribas MD departs, successor announced

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013
... industry, most recently at State Street. This includes extensive international experience, including in European, Asian, African and Middle Eastern contexts. "Our investment over the last four years has delivered a matured business model, and coupled ...

NZ Super offloads mining shares on RE concerns

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
... Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZ Super) has excluded global mining company Barrick Gold Corporation and its subsidiary African Barrick Gold from its $22 billion investment portfolio on responsible investment grounds. Barrick's mines in Papua New Guinea ...

South Africa leads foreign investment in the continent

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
South Africa has received the largest share of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the African continent, with the figure rising more than five-fold from $1.2 billion in 2010 to $6.4 billion in 2012. The figures came from the 'Global Investment Trends ...