ACI World Congress

45th ACI World Congress Attracts Global Market Experts, Investors The 45th ACI World Congress is an international gathering of financial markets experts. Approximately 500 international and local delegates will attend this year’s Congress in Manila May 26-27. The Congress features keynotes by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo of the Philippines, and plenary and panel discussions by world … Read more

New Index Tracks World’s Alternative Energy Stocks

New York, NY (PRWEB) May 17, 2006 — The Ardour Global Index (Ticker: AGIGL) of 74 global alternative energy stocks, and its related sub-indexes covering North America (Ticker: AGINA) and Europe (Ticker: AGIEM) commenced real-time price dissemination today. Dow Jones Indexes serves as calculation agent for the indexes www.ardourglobalindexes.com. The AGI is the world’s only … Read more

U.S Companies Eye Libya Business Opportunities

More U S Companies are joining trade delegations to Tripoli as prospects and opportunities brighten. Tripoli, Libya (PRWEB) May 16, 2006 — Officials at Phoenicia Group (www.phoenicia-group.net), a leading U.S-Libyan risk management consultancy and advisory firm, say U.S-Libya trade and business confidence has reached an all time high, as U.S companies show significant interest in … Read more

China to open futures market to foreign investors

May 12, 2006 (China Knowledge) – The Chinese government is considering giving foreign investors limited access to trade commodity futures contracts in order to pave the way for the futures and derivatives exchange, according to Xinhua. China plans to offer stock index futures, bond and interest rate futures and currency derivatives through a financial derivatives … Read more

Foreign Variable Universal Life Insurance – FVUL

Elimination of Capital-Gains, Tax-Free Growth, Tax-Free Borrowing, Elimination of Estate Tax. This structure offers some of the best tax planning benefits available today. Investors with appreciated assets of at least $1 million (public or private stock, real estate, etc.) can use the FVUL structure to obtain significant tax savings. The FVUL can eliminate 3 levels … Read more

Gibraltar flies the flag for its own stock market

Gibraltar, the sunny British territory famed for its imposing Rock and Barbary Apes, is in talks to create its own stock exchange.The exchange, which would be called GibEx, was dreamt up by local law firm Hassans and Austrian-based bank Medici. They are outlining plans to the authorities and the business community to create a trading … Read more

Offshore assets rise

Johannesburg – South African investors channelled R2.5bn into offshore collective investments (offshore assets) in the March quarter with total assets of these foreign currency denominated funds reaching R70.3bn, the Association of Collective Investments (ACI) said on Tuesday. The net inflows into the 347 foreign funds was nearly double the previous quarter’s R1.3bn, with the bulk … Read more

Find safer returns overseas

With risks mounting in U.S. markets, foreign investments look more attractive By Jeff Brown Stock market investors are enjoying a good run this year, but there’s still plenty to worry about. What if the economy cools, the Fed keeps pushing interest rates up or corporate earnings disappoint? Isn’t there a way to get stock market … Read more