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Aaron SHANGHAI, China — China is relaxing controls and rules on investing for companies seeking overseas financing in a move meant to boost development of private and high-tech companies, the country’s foreign exchange regulator said. The change in policy will enable mainland Chinese companies to set up offshore companies to raise funds and conduct mergers and … Read more
KARACHI: US tops among the countries investing in Pakistani stock markets with $88.2 million investments by US investors during first quarter of current fiscal year—a record 27 percent jump as compared to the same period previous year. According to the figures released by State Bank of Pakistan, overall foreign investments in Pakistan stock markets during … Read more
The five gold-backed investment funds already traded around the world could be the tip of the iceberg if investors allocate more of their funds to the metal, an official at the World Gold Council said this week. “We are just starting to see a transition,” Katharine Pulvermacher, head of asset allocation research at the World … Read more
NEW YORK, Oct. 19, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) — Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced the launch of the Dow Jones China Offshore 50 Index. The Dow Jones China Offshore 50 Index represents the largest, super-sector leaders of companies whose primary operations are in mainland China but trade at the Hong Kong Stock … Read more
(PRWEB) – Beaverton, OR, (PRWEB) October 18, 2005 — www.pacificsecuritycapital.com – Pacific Security Capital (“PSC”), a leading commercial real estate investment bank providing commercial loans, structured finance, equity financing, investment sales and advisory services, explains the risks and benefits of investing in emerging markets. Commercial real estate investors are facing the most competitive commercial real … Read more
NEW YORK — Faced with lawsuits and regulatory pressure, William Parrett, chief executive officer of one of the world’s Big Four accounting firms, says the investing public is demanding more from auditors than they possibly can deliver. Like other auditing firms, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu has been on the defensive since Arthur Andersen LLP was forced … Read more
by Chet Currier – A hungry multitude of investors is about to open the doors to a cupboard that is almost bare. The throng we speak of is the U.S. Baby-Boom generation born after World War II. Its 75 million members will soon start hitting age 60, reaching the time of life when savers’ and … Read more
INVESTORS with higher-risk appetite should seriously consider investing in global properties through real estate investment trusts (REITs) as this has proven to offer better returns than other asset classes over a long-term period. Citibank vice-president (wealth management products) Charles Sik said with the liberalisation of foreign exchange administration rules, coupled with de-pegging of the ringgit, … Read more
CHINA’S commodities bull story which has held everyone’s attention in recent years, is far from over. In the near future, the Asian giant’s growth could be even stronger than the scorching rate so far. Support for this extremely optimistic view is drawn from China’s Communist party endorsement of doubling the country’s GDP per capita by … Read more