Aaron

Aaron A Day is a well-traveled advocate for the offshore lifestyle, bringing a wealth of knowledge and a global perspective to readers seeking insights on international living and investment strategies. Based in Vancouver, he continues to inspire through his passion for exploring the financial frontiers beyond borders.

Time for you to diversify

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Asset managers warn against expecting unit trust funds that delivered outstanding performance in previous quarters to continue producing inflation-beating returns in future. Performance results across the different unit trust categories are again generally good this quarter, and there are even positive returns among offshore funds that had been showing losses for many a quarter. Over … Read more

Alternative investments may help portfolio

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Investing doesn’t just have to be about stocks and bonds. There are many investments that may be a good fit for your portfolio. While some alternative investments can enhance a portfolio, they should probably be a modest percentage of your overall financial plan. Examples of alternative investments include real estate, managed futures, private equity, along … Read more

Demystifying hedge funds & investment plans

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Hedge funds are pooled investment vehicles, which are commonly set up as limited partnerships in which the manager acts as the general partner while the investors act as the limited partners. In order to mitigate a particular type of risk, a money manager employs a particular risk management or hedging technique. For example, the market … Read more

Before rushing into Reits …

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Investors shouldn’t let enticing payouts blind them to property trusts’ risks Reits or Real Estate Investment Trusts are now the flavour in Singapore and the region. Governments are offering tax incentives for Reits and there is talk of several billion-dollar Reits being floated in Singapore and other regional markets, including Hong Kong. Reits invest in … Read more

Platinum 20-Bagger Pitches to The Yankees

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NEW YORK – There are not too many twenty-baggers to go around in any sort of market, but one of them is preparing to list on the American Stock Exchange to better align itself with its major stockholders. London listed Southern African Resources [AIM:SFU] is undergoing a rebranding that will, without being mutually exclusive, broaden … Read more

Cash-rich hedge funds shake up the reinsurance industry

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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Under increasing pressure to extend a string of huge returns for their super-wealthy clients, several top hedge funds are making forays into what may seem an unlikely new business for high-flying investors: reinsurance.

And their entry into a market once dominated by a few old-guard insurance specialists has raised hackles among the industry’s leading players. Established reinsurance companies fear that hedge funds, which are virtually swimming in cash, command an uncommon ability to drive down prices, in turn eroding their premiums.

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