Aviva Investors appointed to manage global unlisted real estate portfolio

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Aviva Investors today announced it has been appointed by Stichting Pensioenfonds Medisch Specialisten (SPMS) to manage its €350 million global unlisted real estate portfolio. SPMS is the Dutch Medical Specialist

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Global REITs to deliver 8-12% returns in 2011 underpinned by economic improvement and dividends, says INGIM

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Global Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are expected to continue to deliver positive returns for the third year running, as an improving global economy and growing dividends help them continue

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Asian institutional demand for alternatives will accelerate in 2011 with corporate governance top priority in choice of manager, says BNY Mellon

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Robust outlook for Asian hedge funds in 2011 driven by accelerating institutional demand Low interest rate environment fuelling demand for alternatives in emerging markets, particularly Asia, with institutions drawn to

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Lonsec releases natural resources sector review

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Lonsec has released its 2010 review of the Natural Resources sector, encompassing 11 funds across the three Natural Resources sub-sector lines: Resources: Investments participating in the energy, industrial metals and

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Weekly market & economic update – 22 October 2010

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Headline developments of the past week The focus over the past week was on China which undertook a surprise 0.25% increase in benchmark lending and deposit rates. This caused a

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Africa. The next big thing?

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Imagine owning the only major supermarket in a city of 18 million people. South African-based food retailer Shoprite doesn’t have to dream of this situation because that’s the competitive advantage

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AMP Capital unveils North American infrastructure office

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AMP Capital Investors announced it will expand its North American presence with the opening of a New York office. Bolstering its global unlisted infrastructure capability will allow it to take

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AMP Capital launches new global listed infrastructure fund to retail investors

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Retail investors will have the opportunity to benefit from the expected long term global growth in infrastructure with the launch of the AMP Capital Global Infrastructure Securities Fund (hedged and

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Want a long-term winner? Back consumption

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  About 135 million people around the world are estimated to have escaped from poverty between 1999 and 2004. That means that a population greater than Japan’s (126 million) was

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