Invest Offshore

Author: Aaron

  • Institutions keen on Hong Kong Link REIT IPO

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    HONG KONG, Nov 16 (Reuters) – A relaunch of Hong Kong’s $2.8 billion IPO for the Link REIT is expected to be at least 10 times oversubscribed, with institutional investors particularly keen, brokers and market sources said on Wednesday. The government’s second attempt to sell 151 shopping centres and 79,000 car parks through the world’s…

  • Standard & Poor’s Guide to Money & Investing

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    NEW YORK, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ — A new, easy-to-read financial guide, Standard & Poor’s Guide to Money & Investing (Lightbulb Press; November; Paperback: $15.95) was released today. A collaboration between Lightbulb Press, a well-known content provider of financial and investor education, and Standard & Poor’s, the leading provider of equity research and ratings, the guide…

  • Investing in health also a retirement key

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    Baby boomers need to do more investing in health, and not just in savings accounts. Just as a sound pattern of savings will make retirement more comfortable, so will a plan to develop good health habits. Exercise is one of the cheapest and most effective strategies to fight the effects of aging. Which one of…

  • Time to consider using a safe haven

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    With economic storm clouds gathering, is it time to start thinking defensively? Alan Wood takes a look. During a period when a terror attack is reported every week and economists are predicting a New Zealand, if not global, economic slowdown, it seems timely to readjust your investment portfolio. While a slowdown, or worse a recession,…

  • The contradiction in China’s capitalist line

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    BEING chief economist of the ministry of railways seems to be a livelier job in China than elsewhere. Instead of sitting behind a desk writing dry reports, you meet foreign bankers and investors and try to lure them into investing billions of dollars in your national rail network. Huang Min is the lucky man. Sitting…

  • Isn’t that precious? Platinum hits high

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    Asia drives rally; platinum at 26-year high; palladium hits a 17-month mark, gold and silver follow. NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York platinum futures stormed to a new 26-year high Thursday morning on the third day of speculative and trade buying, while palladium hit a 17-month peak and gold and silver reached 10-day highs. Dealers…

  • Leeward launches Offshore Canadian Income Fund

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    Leeward Offshore Canadian Income Fund has launched the Leeward Offshore Income Trust Fund, which will invest solely in Canadian income trusts. Leeward Hedge Funds Inc (Leeward) has been appointed investment advisor to the new fund, the sixth for which Leeward provides investment advisory services. The Cayman Islands registered fund will utilize leverage and its objective…

  • Maximising returns with offshore investments

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    The liberalisation of foreign exchange and de-pegging of the ringgit for offshore investments has widened investment options for local investors with an appetite for overseas investments, said Alan Inn, head of investment and product development of CIMB Private Banking. “Having offshore investment is an effective way to diversify and enhance your portfolio’s return because investors…

  • Invest offshore how, why and where

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    The increasing popularity in offshore investing is largely due to the Internet, which removes geographic restrictions and allows individuals to research and reach their favoured financial institutions. An increase in the diversity of products and ownership techniques has further increased accessibility. The question we answer: Invest offshore how, why and where Offshore investing is normally…