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UBS opens a Wealth unit in Tel Aviv

Swiss bank UBS has opened a wealth management unit at its branch in the Israeli capital Tel Aviv, aiming to offer domestic and international asset management from the same point.

22 Feb 2012
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Doomed to fail: Second Greek bailout deal won't last, says CEPR

Mark Weisbrot, co-director of the Centre for Economic and Policy Research, a Washington DC-based think tank, says the deal struck with Greece this week will only worsen the situation.

22 Feb 2012
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Moroccan asset manager receives rating upgrade

Fitch has upgraded Casablanca-based BMCE Capital Gestion's asset manager rating to M2+ from M2 to reflect its renewed IT infrastructure having implementated portfolio and risk management solution, Sophis Value.

21 Feb 2012
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Record Currency Management helps FX investors with EM exposure

The hunger for access to emerging markets is so palpable that some investors are requesting exposure to the currencies, even if the main focus of their underlying investments is quite elsewhere, says Record Currency Management.

20 Feb 2012
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Turning point for Indian equities, says Swiss & Global's Vincent Lagger

There are a number of reasons why investors should feel positive about Indian equities, despite a difficult 2011, according to Vincent Lagger, manager of the Swiss & Global Asset Management JB Chindonesia fund.

20 Feb 2012
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Abraaj Capital unit selects Citi for admin services

Middle East private equity manager Abraaj Capital,has appointed Citigroup to provide fund administration services for Riyada Enterprise Development, the $650m small and medium sized enterprise fund of the Abraaj Capital group.

17 Feb 2012
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Entkopellung ist ein Mythos, aber 'Quality Growth' in den Emerging Markets ist Realitaet, sagt Comgest

Die Entkopplung von den Industrielaendern und den Schwellenlaendern bleibt ein Mythos und die Emerging Markets koennten kurzfristig unter dem Einfluss der schwachen Entwicklung in den Industrieländern leiden.

17 Feb 2012
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Chris Lee leaves Deutsche’s Asia structured products team

Susan Chan and Neha Bakshi are replacing Chris Lee, Deutsche Bank's Hong Kong-based head of structured products for Asia.

16 Feb 2012
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Asian debt now a mainstream asset class, says Western Asset

Investors should view Asian debt as a mainstream asset class and not simply as a subsection of the global bond universe, according to Chia-Liang Lian, manager of the £737m Legg Mason Western Asset Asian Opportunities Fund.

15 Feb 2012
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Singapore in focus at Richard Wilson Capital Partners

The opportunities for family wealth management businesses in Singapore are discussed in this latest research from Richard Wilson Capital Partners.

15 Feb 2012
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What Washington and Frankfurt should learn from New Delhi's doctors

Eastern hemisphere doctors and Europe's central bankers are world's apart, and not just geographically, says Pimco's Neel Kashkari.

15 Feb 2012
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Manager perspectives on the Arab Spring

One year on from the demonstrations in Egypt’s Tahrir Square, managers polled by the UK’s Association of Investment Companies consider the prospects for investing in the region.

15 Feb 2012
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Deutsche Bank names new chief global strategist

Deutsche Bank has named a former eurozone expert at the International Monetary Fund to fill the role of the bank's chief global strategist, a newly created position.

14 Feb 2012
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RMB trading surge benefits London

The growth in Chinese currency payments last year grew exponentially, leaving all other global currencies well behind.

13 Feb 2012
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BlackRock thrives as Europe slides back into the red

The European funds industry ended 2011 in the red, to the tune of -€69.3bn, according to the latest Lipper Funds Flash.

10 Feb 2012

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