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December
The outlook for 2011 is positive for global equities and other risk assets, despite the challenges of inflation, the Euro crisis and recovering equity markets, according BlackRock
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Nomura has announced four senior appointments to its Middle East and Africa Fixed Income team
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UBS and Hedge Fund Research (HFR) have launched the UBS –ETFs plc - HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index SF, an Exchange-Traded Fund
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Ashmore Investment Management is to offer five mutual emerging markets funds to the US markets
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November
Citadel Capital accounts for almost a third of the private equity fundraising in the MENA region this year.
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Mauritius is looking to create a $500 million sovereign wealth fund
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Northern Trust has appointed the head of its Europe, the Middle East and Africa business
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October
New index reflects 41 countries not in Russell Global Index
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Investec Asset Management has launched a fund to access African growth with a focus on liquidity
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The Global Board of Trade will start trading on October 18 and offer trades in gold, silver and five currency pair derivatives
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September
Investec Asset Management has launched a fund to access African growth with a focus on liquidity
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The Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL) is looking to build a centralised reporting platform for forex dealers
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Investec Asset Management today announced the appointment of Steven Loubser to its credit team
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GLG Partners has appointed a portfolio manager
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SEI Investments has appointed the managing director and head of its South African operation
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August
J.P. Morgan has been appointed depositary bank by India-based producer of synthetic, cotton and blended yarns, Jindal Cotex
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Nomura, the global investment bank, has appointed a head of Equity Capital Markets (ECM)
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Despite a lack of consensus among fund managers on whether the worst is over for the sector, financials bounced back strongly in the MENA region, according to the latest sector update published by Standard & Poor’s Fund Services
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Credit Suisse is planning to launch a $1 billion fund specializing in emerging market debt
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BNY Mellon has hired a head of relationship management and sales for treasury services across the EMEA region
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July
Emerging Capital Partners (ECP), an international private equity firm, has raised about $613m for its ECP Africa Fund III
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June
Northern Trust Global Investments (NTGI) has named a managing director for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region
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Libya is backing the launch of a hedge fund with hundreds of millions of dollars
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Standard Bank has partnered with GAIN Capital to start a collateralised FX trading service
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May
Silk Invest is planning an Ucits III fund investing in African, Arab and South West Asian equities
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Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) is planning a $5-6 billion infrastructure fund.
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A study by Baring Asset Management shows IFA's views on the MENA region.
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UK charity Enable Ethiopia is organising a trek across Ethiopia’s Simien Mountains to raise money for infrastructure facilities in one of the poorest areas in Africa.
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April
Nile Capital Management has unveiled the Nile Pan Africa Fund
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Barclays Bank’s is selling its custody business in Africa to Standard Chartered
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The Johannesburg Stock Exchange is rolling out a dark pool block trading system
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The Securities Commission of Zimbabwe has closed the central securities depository committee
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Citigroup has rolled out a global operating platform especially for hedge funds.
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Putnam Investments has rolled out a global equity fund of funds, which will offer exposure to all sectors in the MSCI World Index.
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Citigroup has launched the Citi BRIC Commodities Index, the first index that provides investors access to broad commodity exposure in proportion to the consumption of commodities in the BRIC countries.
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Pharos Financial Group will roll out two private equity funds in 2010, targeting to raise $350 million each.
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The continent’s most developed market is already reaping the benefits of hosting the biggest sporting event on the planet this summer.
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March
South Africa’s Futuregrowth Asset Management and UFF Asset Management have together set up a $408 million farmland fund
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Beltone Private Equity will set up a $1 billion agricultural investment fund in Sudan
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Global regulators, working under the guidance of the Bank of International Settlements, have proposed measures for securities financing and derivatives trading.
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Global regulators, working under the guidance of the Bank of International Settlements, have proposed measures for securities financing and derivatives trading.
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South Africa’s Public Investment Corporation chief executive is stepping down
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F&C is combining two of its core capabilities - emerging market equities and sustainable investment – by launching a new strategy that will give investors access to the growth potential of emerging economies.
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February
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Nigeria is planning new rules to prohibit margin trading on banks’ shares
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Active investors looking at the MENA region will have to work out carefully the risk reward ratio
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January
Concord International is looking to raise $750 million from Japanese investors
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RBC Dexia Investor Services has been selected by RMK Timberland Group to provide custody, fund administration and shareholder services for a Specialised Investment Fund (SIF) in Luxembourg.
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SunGard has appointed Chris Clark as European senior vice-president for its Astec Analytics business unit.
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The equity market rally that began in March 2009 will continue in 2010, but the market’s rise will be less steep than last year.
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Recovery in the region may be driven by the resurgent oil price but developing the capital markets is not easy as the area's wealth would suggest.
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CDC Group has announced new commitments to invest over $100m in two private equity funds focused on sub-Saharan Africa.