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Bullish bear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2009
Forty years ago today, what was thought beyond the realms of human possibility became reality. Man landed on the moon. No one also imagined Professor Nouriel Roubini turning into a bull. For as long as I care to remember Professor Nouriel Roubini was ...

BNP Paribas taps Chile market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
BNP Paribas Investment Partners has bought a more than 49 per cent stake in the Chilean based Banco del Estado de Chile (BancoEstado) asset management subsidiary Administradora General de Fondos. The Chilean bank has developed a significant asset management ...

Chile not so hot on fixed income

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2008
... income in the wake of the global financial crisis. CPAA, the umbrella body representing the equivalent of pension funds in Chile (called AFPs), has released a report this month to remind its members that investing is long-term and history will prove ...

SWFs finalise principles

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
... principles which aim to shed some light on the investment activities of the sector. Speaking at a Ministry of Finance of Chile conference, John Lipsky, first deputy managing director of IMF said the International Working Group (IWG) had agreed upon a ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
... $115.72. Rio Tinto has signed agreements with the world's largest copper producer, CODELCO, to explore for the base metal in Chile. The agreements cover the Esteli prospect in northern Chile, and the Paloma prospect near the El Tesoro mine and the BHP ...

Time out for specialist funds

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008
... "Australia is a mature market. It has been really picked over. We are putting money into things like hydro projects in Brazil and Chile. It doesn't help that government here has set such a modest target for alternative energy. "The explosion of funds ...

IFSA backs Chile FTA

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
... Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) welcomed the Rudd Government's completion of a Free Trade Agreement with Chile, a destination previously only accessible by US companies. Richard Gilbert, IFSA chief executive, said the agreement would ...

Norway revises pension investment strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
... - Global's exposure to emerging markets will be broadened to include "second tier" emerging countries such as Argentina, Chile, Colombia, India, Morocco, Russia and Mexico. The portfolio's allocation to emerging markets will be boosted to 10 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2008
... Friday, Rio Tinto announced a joint venture with the world's largest copper producer, CODELCO, to explore for copper in Chile. Australian financial markets were closed yesterday for the Australia Day public holiday. On Friday, markets finished in the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2008
... Rio said it had formed a joint venture with the world's largest copper producer, CODELCO, to explore for the red metal in Chile. US stocks rose 0.9 per cent after the government said 117 million US families would receive a tax rebate cheque in a move ...