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"Others" are still fearful

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
... would have yelled, "irrational exuberance!" Sure, sure, I've been trumpeting the improvements in the major and lesser economies around the globe - even the headlines have become market friendly since the start of the New Year (or even just a few weeks ...

Frontier markets poised for strong 2013

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
... 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, thought to be the world's next emerging markets - have disappointed in recent years ...

Time to fear?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
... month in a row - boosted by foreign - portfolio and direct - investment into the country. In Asia, latest data show the economies of the Philippines and Taiwan expanding by more than expected - 6.8% and 3.4%, respectively - in the December quarter. And ...

RBF shakes up fund with two new mandates

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013
... managers across all asset classes in a bid for improved efficiency. "Our aim is to secure for RBF members some of the scale economies that managers have been accruing, as funds under management have increased since the global financial crisis," he sa ...

CFP ranks to top 150,000 in 2013

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013
... competent and ethical financial planners, creating a demand for CFP professionals in both growth markets and more mature economies. He said CFP certification has emerged as the symbol of excellence for those seeking competent and ethical financial planners ...

Public pension liabilities add to eurozone debt woes

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
... how increasing pension liabilities and decreasing funding basis could add to public deficits. While southern European economies have come under intense pressure from the international community for having debt-to-GDP ratios well in excess of 100%, the ...

There's no bubble in bond markets: Tyndall AM

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
... increased demand for our higher yielding assets. Given that QE is likely to continue for some time as these countries' economies recover, it is difficult to see the attractiveness of Australian bonds diminishing in the near future," Bridges explained. ...

Grexin Brixit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
... what she's having. Contagion here we come...again. But Cameron's "gamble" might do more harm to Britain than to other economies, Continental Europe especially. This fresh uncertainty could prompt UK companies to further defer investment plans until it's ...

GFG Group partners with Attra to boost payment service

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013
... payments industry. GFG Group's senior vice president of marketing and sales Wayne Robinson said the partnership would bring economies of scale, open up new markets and enable GFG Group to deliver its solutions more cost-effectively. "Attra really understands ...

Structural shifts reposition EMs as less risky investments

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013
... The main implication of these drivers, Dorsey adds, is that there is a structural reduction of risk in emerging market economies, not least through emerging market debt being upgraded to investment grade. "While risk hasn't been eliminated entirely ...