Investment
Chong Kee Hiong, CEO, Ascott Residence Trust Management Ltd
Since its listing in 2006, Ascott REIT has expanded its assets three-fold to a current value of $2.2bn. CEO Chong Kee Hiong describes what investors are looking for when they invest in Ascott: the stability assured by the company’s European properties, and the growth from its Asia-Pacific portfolio.
October 3, 2011Related by the tag Asia
Brokerage
Markos Kashiouris, Founder and Board Member, IronFX
IronFX is committed to technological innovation and maintaining its impressive growth in retail foreign exchange traders. The company is making strikes on the tech side, with 10 platforms, including for all major mobile devices – but where can it turn for growth? To the Far East, says Markos Kashiouris, where the company is taking on native account managers to capture the virgin market.
April 23, 2012
Brokerage
George Koumandaris, COO, HotForex
More and more people are taking control of their financial destiny by turning to the foreign exchange markets – but not everyone has the stomach for trading in today’s highly volatile currency, or has the time to invest alongside their cash. George Koumandaris discusses HotForex’s PAMM programme, which matches cautious investors with more experienced trading partners.
February 20, 2012
Brokerage
Ekaterina Nedachina, International Relationship Manager, Instaforex
As Instaforex receives a World Finance Foreign Exchange award for the third year in succession, Ekaterina Nedachina discusses the company’s focus on client happiness – helping customers trade longer and better – as well as increasing its penetration across south and east Asia.
February 1, 2012Related by the tag Real Estate
Investment
Duilio Calciolati, CFO, Gafisa SA
Brazil’s economy is growing at an astounding rate, as is the wealth of its people, across all income segments. With this growth comes high demand for homes: the country needs 1.5 million new units a year, before factoring in its 5.8 million unit deficit. With 50 years of history in the country and three well-respected brands, Gafisa is well placed to capitalise on these needs. Duilio Calciolati outlines Brazil’s real estate environment.
May 11, 2012
Investment
Seraj Al Baker, CEO, Mazaya Qatar Real Estate
Property in the GCC will hopefully never again reach the extraordinary levels of overvaluation it achieved in the pre-crash bubble – but the real estate market is well on the road to recovery, especially in those states not suffering from political instability and its resultant low investor confidence. Seraj Al Baker discusses Qatar’s progress and the opportunities of the 2022 Fifa World Cup.
January 11, 2012
Investment
Levent Eyüboğlu, CEO, Turkmall
Retail developer Turkmall has spread prolifically eastwards: today it manages $2.5bn of developments, and construction of another $2.5bn is planned for the next 12-18 months. CEO Levent Eyüboğlu discusses Turkmall’s flotation plans and its recent projects, including Europe’s largest shopping mall and a huge build in China.
November 28, 2011