family offices on radar as insight discovery
Financial research firm Insight Discovery is set to begin its annual Middle East Investment Panorama in the coming weeks, and will this year include a study of family offices operating in the GCC.
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lazard poaches ing im execs for dubai office
Lazard Asset Management is to open an office in Dubai to support its existing MENA fund management activities, and has hired ING Investment Management CEO Farah Foustok to lead the office.
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first state plans dubai office by june end
First State Investments is aiming to set up a Dubai office in the 'first half of this year' and ahead of this has named key appointments to grow the EMEA business.
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best of the biggest in the asia pacific ex japan
Morningstar OBSR’s picks of the three best performing funds with the biggest assets under management in the Asia Pacific ex-Japan universe.
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first state soft closes leaders fund
First State is to soft close Jonathan Asante's £4.2bn Global Emerging Market Leaders fund with the introduction of a 4% initial charge from 7 September.
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first state adds german office
First State Investments International (First State) has opened a representative office in Frankfurt am Main and made a senior appointment within the business.
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lau still trumps bolton despite bearish stance
First State’s Martin Lau and Fidelity’s Anthony Bolton are two of the biggest names investing in China on behalf of UK investors, albeit for different reasons.
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oulton joins first state
First State Investments will move its global head of responsible investment role from Sydney to London, and hand it to new hire Will Oulton.
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first state rebrands gem equities team
First State Investments has renamed its Asia Pacific/global emerging market equities team, in an attempt to prevent confusion among clients with its new emerging market debt group.
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First State opens first office in Continental
First State Investments International has opened its first office in Continental Europe.
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now is not the time for local currency bond funds
Local currency bond fund launches have been “super-fashionable” this year, with fund houses eulogising about the appreciation potential of emerging market currencies. But First State’s head of EM debt Helene Williamson is not such a fan.
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em corporate bonds next growth area
The growth of emerging market corporate bonds will make up for any shortfall in sovereign debt issuance as investor demand for EM fixed income develops, according to Helene Williamson head of EM debt at First State.