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Running of the bulls

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
... percent...The MSCI Asia Pacific Index climbed 1.3 percent, extending four consecutive weekly gains... The MSCI Emerging Markets Index rallied the most since June 21, climbing 2.1 percent to a three- month high." Europe's DJ Stoxx 600 index and the FTSE-100 ...

INGIM global emerging markets fund under new team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2010
Standard & Poor's Fund Services has placed the ING Global Emerging Markets fund 'on hold' after the fund manager created an internal boutique to manage the funds. Previously a small investment team managed ING Investment Management's (INGIM) global ...

Westscheme overhauls intl equities portfolio

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2010
... range of fund managers with a variety of different approaches. These changes follow the super fund dropping its emerging markets mandates with GMO and BlackRock and appointing Schroders in their place in April this year.

Every recovery starts jobless

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
... the Asian Development Bank (ADB) think so -- all recently revising upwards their growth forecasts for China, emerging markets and the world. Searching... searching. Aha! The United States of America! Gloom and doomers are again using the latest US non-farm ...

Senior exec moves at AMP and RARE

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
... analysts Sarah Shaw and Tim Humphreys, and analyst Jonathan Reyes. Shaw worked with RARE for the past four years as emerging markets portfolio manager and senior investment analyst. She has 19 years experience and was instrumental in the launch of the ...

China proves resilience

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2010
... invest in the region than in developed markets. A majority 88 per cent now hold an overweight view on global emerging markets/high yield bonds versus 38 per cent in the first quarter of 2010.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2010
... markets in other Asian economies. The Tokyo market was propped up by gains on other Asian bourses as demand in emerging markets benefits Japanese companies, brokers said. The Nikkei index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange gained 8.04 points, or 0.08 per cent ...

Magellan raises cash six-fold on Euro debt fears

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2010
... invested in multi-national consumer staple companies that derive between 25 and 50 per cent of their revenues from emerging markets, he said. The fund manager's top 10 holdings include Yum Brands, which includes KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell; eBay; McDonalds ...

BRW Rich 200 lists fin services best

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2010
... $395 million also made the cut. According to BRW, Coffey joined Moore Capital in 2008 after a stint managing the emerging markets fund at GLG Partners. Allan Moss, former chief executive at Macquarie Group, is estimated to be worth $271 million. Moss ...

Investec wins $150m AMP Cap mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2010
Investec Asset Management has gained a $150 million mandate from AMP Capital Investors to invest in emerging markets. The investment mandate was invested through AMP Capital's Future Directions multi-manager product to Investec's 4Factor Emerging Markets ...