could zambia be the new brazil
Sven Richter puts the case forward for Zambia as an up-and-coming frontier market, saying it is now where Brazil was at the beginning of this century.
Author: Portfolio Adviser
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private equity fund managers reduce fees
After several slow years, private equity fund managers are boosting transparency and dropping fees in order to attract investor business.
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markets moved past period of greatest risk
Even though the eurozone is still in crisis and the Fed has lowered its foreacast growth rate for the US, Bob Doll argues that for markets the worst is over.
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coutts fined by fsa over aig product sales
Coutts & Co has been fined by the Financial Services Authority over products it sold linked to AIG.
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Surprising sector top consistency tables
The most consistent sectors for top quartile returns over the past three months were Emerging Markets, UK Smaller Companies and, surprisingly, Europe ex-UK, according to Thames River Multi-Capital.
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ima stalwart investors believe in equities
Investor belief in an equity recovery is holding strong, despite a drop in overall confidence levels over the past six months, according to statistics from the IMA.
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fidelity criticised for breaching takeover code
Fidelity Worldwide Investment has been publicly criticised by the Hong Kong regulator for failing to disclose a large position it held in Little Sheep, a company which was subject to a takeover.
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pa analysis investors and managers in sync
If you close your ears to the constant bombardment of negative news from the eurozone, tough to do I know, there are actually some reasons for optimism starting to filter through investment circles.
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woodford stays among highest geared managers
Neil Woodford’s Edinburgh Investment Trust was among only 12 trusts with gearing greater than 15% of NAV at the end of September, as managers remained cautiously leveraged during the month.
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legg mason us equity income fund open to uk
Legg Mason has opened its US Equity Income Fund to UK investors, a move that broadens yield opportunities for income seekers and could help them diversify portfolios, according to commentators.
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uk managers divided over outlook for banks
UK bank valuations may be at 2008 lows but UK equity managers still have a very different view on how much exposure, and to which banks, they should have.
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pa analysis do rmb fund launches show Chinas open
Since August last year, when the Chinese government allowed qualified financial institutions to repatriate offshore RMB into the domestic market, the Dim Sum bond market has exploded.