South africa
27 January 2012
After a series of fund launches in 2011 and a recent push into the UK retail market, Natalie Kenway asks chairman and CIO Tim Guinness what we can expect from Guinness Asset Management over the next decade.
06 December 2011
Frances Hudson, global thematic strategist at Standard Life Investments, looks at how a slowdown in global growth will impact trade.
01 September 2011
Sanlam Fund Solutions has hired Titan Fund Management's former CIO Barry Cowen to head up the investment team on its UK retail fund range.
06 January 2011
Jim O'Neill, the chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management and creator of the ‘BRIC' acronym, discusses why the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, and China are welcoming South Africa into their political club.
23 August 2010
HSBC is in discussions with Old Mutual over acquiring a 70% stake in South African bank Nedbank.
14 June 2010
Investors looking for opportunities arising from the World Cup in South Africa have bought plays on security, tourism, travel and media.
17 May 2010
Acorn Fund Management, in partnership with Hyatt International, is launching a portfolio that will invest in hotels in Africa.
29 March 2010
Manager favours South African consumer stocks and Asian/Central Europe financials
15 March 2010
The currency of a country is the equivalent of its share price, the perceived value of its overall tangible and intangible assets, and while the share prices of the highly indebted developed markets are faltering, those of emerging markets are rising.
15 February 2010
Emerging Markets manager sees recovery ahead for Mexico, Russia, Turkey and Peru
14 December 2009
Investec Asset Management is coming up for its 19th anniversary and, before too much longer, its founding chief executive Hendrik du Toit explains how he aims to take the firm from “good to great”
07 December 2009
Recent strong price gains across commodity markets, especially base metal equities, now urge caution to some degree.
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