Africa
30 April 2012
Investec Asset Management has moved to close three of its African focused funds owing to a lack of client demand for the strategies.
26 April 2012
Investors need to be aware of the opportunities and mindful of the threats when it comes to this popular theme, writes Craig Bonthron, investment manager – global equities at SWIP.
25 March 2012
Strong signs of economic growth and attractive valuations make the Middle East and North Africa a viable investment destination, says Mark Mobius, executive chairman of Templeton Emerging Markets Group.
23 January 2012
Despite lagging their developed counterparts in 2011, emerging markets have outperformed developed markets in eight of the past ten years.
13 January 2012
With volatility set to dominate again this year, experts predict which sector or geographical region will surprise on the upside.
13 January 2012
Bill de Lucy, managing director of Fyfield Metal Assets, explains the rationale behind investing in rare earth metals.
10 January 2012
With the BRIC story now in the investment mainstream, other new and exciting opportunities are beginning to emerge, and in our view, perhaps one of the most exciting of these is Africa.
09 January 2012
Dalton Strategic Partners fund manager Jenifer Rush adopts adventurous investment style to find ideas within the commodities sector.
31 October 2011
Eric Kibe, chief investment officer of the Sanlam African Frontier Markets fund, explains the growth drivers supporting the investment case for the continent.
13 October 2011
Zimbabwean investment company Masawara, which is backed by Neil Woodford in the £18.6bn Invesco Perpetual income funds, has raised $50m towards its capital target since IPO last year.
16 September 2011
Sharat Dua, portfolio adviser to the Charlemagne Magna Africa fund, asks why the continent is not attracting investors’ money.
22 August 2011
Investec has launched an African bond fund for co-heads of fixed income John Stopford and South Africa-based Andre Roux.
07 July 2011
Cru investment management founder Jon Maguire cashed in his £150,000 investment in Arch cru just 14 weeks before the fund range was suspended, and while his firm was still promoting the troubled fund to other investors.
01 July 2011
Joanna Faith investigates the consumer story driving returns in the region.
03 June 2011
Six months after the start of the MENA unrest, we revisit the region and ask managers how their outlooks have changed.
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