Threadneedle Investments has signed a promotion and referral agreement with South African investment manager STANLIB to introduce its clients globally to STANLIB’s Africa strategies.
Under the agreement, STANLIB will similarly offer African investors access to Threadneedle’s capabilities.
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STANLIB, which manages over US$45 billion for retail and institutional clients, specialises in South African and African investments across all major asset classes including property.
The move follows the announcement in August 2012, that STANLIB had selected Threadneedle to manage in excess of US$800 million in Global and Emerging Market equity and Global Balanced portfolios as part of its offshore investment range.
According to Threadneedle, the strategies that will be introduced include: Africa ex South Africa Equity, Global Emerging Market Property and Direct Property investment opportunities.
Michael Housden, Middle East and Africa distribution head at Threadneedle, said: "We are delighted to be able to offer investors across the globe access to African strategies which invest in some of the fastest growing and still largely untapped markets in the world.
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By GlobalData"We expect to see increasing demand from investors for exposure to Africa given the tremendous growth opportunities the continent offers. Equally we believe investors in Africa will be attracted to Threadneedle’s excellent track record of outperformance across asset classes."
