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New frontier markets fund from Renaissance

Renaissance Asset Managers (RAM) has announced the launch of a Frontier Markets fund to invest in markets with a forecast GDP growth of over 4%.

01 Mar 2012
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Multinational affiliates better for investors - Aberdeen and Yale study

A study commissioned by Aberdeen Asset Management from Yale University's Martijn Cremers indicates that locally listed affiliates of multinational firms have an edge.

29 Feb 2012
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LaSalle IM takes on JER’s Europe portfolio

LaSalle Investment Management has completed the management transfer of US-based JER Partners’ European fund management business - including 11 investments with over 90 assets in two funds, covering eight jurisdictions.

29 Feb 2012
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OBSR cuts rating on Fidelity Moneybuilder, Wealthbuilder funds

The Fidelity Moneybuilder Global and Fidelity Wealthbuilder funds have been lowered to a single ‘A’ rating from ‘AA’ by OBSR, the qualitative research business owned by Morningstar.

29 Feb 2012
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Bursa Malaysia Launches New Clearing System

Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Berhad (BMD) has announced the launch of its new derivatives clearing and settlement system.

29 Feb 2012
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Middle East intermediaries optimistic on growth prospects

Financial advisors and intermediaries based in the Middle East are positive about their business prospects through this year and beyond, according to a poll conducted by asset manager Invesco.

29 Feb 2012
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Active India funds underperform index, S&P data shows

The majority of actively managed Indian equity mutual funds have underperformed their respective benchmark indices over the last five years, according to the latest Standard & Poor's Index Versus Active Funds (SPIVA) scorecard.

29 Feb 2012
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Metzler Asset Management names new Japan head

Metzler Asset Management has appointed Hiroto Makino managing director of its operations in Tokyo, starting this week.

28 Feb 2012
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Headhunters hunted in the Middle East and North Africa

Recruiting firm Ochre House Limited, backed by UK-based NBGI Private Equity, has acquired two strategic resourcing firms in the Middle East and North Africa, TAAHEED and Carmichael Fisher.

28 Feb 2012
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Les marchés actions émergents s’améliorent, selon Robeco

Les perspectives pour les actions des marchés émergents s’éclaircissent grâce aux très bonnes prévisions de croissance, à un profil de risque en amélioration et aux valorisations attractives, selon Wim-Hein Pals, responsable de la gestion actions des marchés émergents chez Robeco.

27 Feb 2012
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Warren Buffett chooses successor

US investor Warren Buffett has chosen who will succeed him as the new head of Berkshire Hathaway, but has not yet revealed the identity of the favoured one to shareholders.

27 Feb 2012
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Australia still the "lucky country", says Newton's Jason Pidcock

Jason Pidcock, manager of the Newton Asia Income Fund, believes Australia remains one of the brightest prospects in the Asia-Pacific region.

24 Feb 2012
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Corporate Insight names winners of its 2011 Monitor Awards

Bank or America, Chase and Fidelity are among the winners of the latest Monitor Awards from Corporate Insight, the US firm that rates users' online experiences with financial firms.

23 Feb 2012
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Nikko AM hires head of marketing from Fidelity Singapore

Joyce Koh has joined Nikko Asset Management Asia as head of marketing, responsible for all marketing and branding in South-east Asia.

23 Feb 2012
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Why indebted Americans say 'thanks' to their eurozone friends

Americans are still the "unreformed spenders of other people's money in this world", according to fixed income manager Stewart Cowley.

22 Feb 2012

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