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William Blair ramps up bid to win super fund mandates

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
... opting for a "rifle approach", focusing first on winning mandates for its flagship International Leaders and Emerging Markets Leaders equity funds. Portfolio manager Ken McAtamney said that the investment strategy behind those funds focuses on companies ...

EM fund manager Esemplia explains turnaround plans

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
Emerging markets fund manager Esemplia last week visited Australian clients to outline its new approach. Esemplia principal Steve Triantafilidis told Financial Standard their recent investment performance saw some of the manager's pension fund clients ...

On positive contagion, reflation and the great rotation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
... spark a US double dip - exacerbated of course, by the fiscal cliff -- and a Chinese hard landing that'll keep emerging markets crawling for growth. We're all doomed! Don't look now...but contagion's happening once again - but it's flipped on its back ...

Frontier markets poised for strong 2013

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
Frontier markets have begun 2013 strongly and will outperform their emerging markets counterparts over the next 12 months, according to HSBC Global Research. The MSCI Frontier markets index - which includes economies such as Nigeria, Qatar and Vietnam ...

Planners revise down growth expectations

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
... higher levels of international investment." The report shows that US focused funds are now favoured over Asia and Emerging Markets investments. Among those planning to recommend international investments to their clients, 28% would encourage their clients ...

Open wide, come inside

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
... slowest among the BRICs. Yet, India's Sensex 30 index has rallied by 25.7% last year - nearly double the MSCI Emerging Markets Index's gain of 13.9% -- and has risen another 2.6% so far in the new year despite the IMF's recent downgrade of the country's ...

Insurers to exit risky fixed income positions: BlackRock

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013
... high-yielding bank loans and equity dividend strategies. "Insurers may look to growth and higher investment returns in emerging markets in order to increase and diversify revenue," said Lomas. BlackRock also expects insurers to increasingly implement ...

GFG Group partners with Attra to boost payment service

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013
... company Attra in a bid to boost service delivery to existing and new clients and increase competitiveness in emerging markets. Attra specialises in providing independent software testing, application management, portfolio migration, integration and consulting ...

Structural shifts reposition EMs as less risky investments

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013
Emerging markets are entering a new phase characterised by greater structural stability and lower volatility, according to US based asset manager, Neuberger Berman. Alan Dorsey, head of investment strategy at the US-based asset manager, says that greater ...

Diamond in the region

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
... plagued markets and economies throughout the year - a fact underscored by the smaller 8.3% increase in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index over the same period and the 10.2% rise in the MSCI World Index. President Benigno Aquino III's policies - increased ...