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IMA announces record year for investment sales

November 1, 2009 in Funds, Sector & Specialist Reports by Roy

28 October 2009: Investment fund statistics – September 2009
The Investment Management Association (IMA) today releases its figures for the fund management industry for September 2009.
Key findings:

Record net retail sales – the total for the first nine months of 2009 is more than the total achieved in the whole of 2000, the highest annual sales [...]

Economic crisis exposes fragile global food system, new UN report says

October 25, 2009 in Agriculturals, Sector & Specialist Reports by Roy

The economic turmoil sweeping the globe has lead to a sharp spike in hunger affecting the world’s poorest, uncovering a fragile global food system requiring urgent reform, according to a report issued today by two United Nations agencies.
The combination of the food and economic crises have pushed more people into hunger, with the number of [...]

Switzerland replaces United States at top of competitiveness rankings

September 24, 2009 in Economics, Sector & Specialist Reports by Roy

Dalian, People’s Republic of China, 8 September 2009 – Switzerland tops the overall ranking in The Global Competitiveness Report 2009-2010, released today by the World Economic Forum ahead of its Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2009 in Dalian. The United States falls one place to second position, with weakening in its financial markets and [...]

Global Information Technology Report 2009

September 24, 2009 in Economics, Sector & Specialist Reports by Roy

From the World Economic Forum – Published 26 March 2009.  The Report stresses the importance of ICT as a catalyst for growth in the current global turmoil.  Denmark and Sweden once again lead the rankings for the eighth consecutive year by the World Economic Forum.
The United States follows suit, up one position from last year, [...]

Asian cities catch up with London

September 22, 2009 in Sector & Specialist Reports by Roy

Asian cities are closing the gap on London and New York in a ranking of competitiveness among the world’s leading financial centres in which they now hold five of the top 10 spots.
The Global Financial Centres Index, compiled twice yearly by the Z/Yen Group think-tank and published by the City of London, combines a survey [...]

Property Global Market View: Back from the Brink… But What Next?

September 22, 2009 in Property, Sector & Specialist Reports by Roy

A report from CB Richard Ellis provides an update on the global property market. In summary, commercial real estate markets remain mixed, with Asia looking good but other regions experiencing ‘muddled recoveries’.
via CB Richard Ellis – Global Reports.

Resilient Asia Poised to Lead Recovery from Global Slowdown, Says ADB

September 22, 2009 in Emerging Markets, Sector & Specialist Reports by Roy

HONG KONG, CHINA – Developing Asia is proving to be more resilient to the global downturn than was initially thought, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) says in a new major report.
The Update to ADB’s flagship annual economic publication, Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2009, released today, forecasts economic expansion in developing Asia to come in at [...]

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