Emerging Mkt Shares Up; Interest In LatAm Stocks Continues

NEW YORK–Emerging market shares trading in New York were rising early Friday afternoon, with investors remaining upbeat over Latin American stocks despite their recent record rallies. The Bank of New York’s Emerging Markets American Depository Receipt Index was up 1.2% at 153.95 points, with the Latin America ADR index up 0.9% and Asia’s 0.8% higher. … Read more

To place, or not to place money offshore?

Q&A between Lindsay Williams and Peter Rigby about Money Offshore; December 2004 the rand trades at 5.60 to the US dollar – the first weeks of January 2005 the rand weakens to 6.14, strengthens temporarily, and slides once more – should investors be looking offshore? Alexander Forbes Financial Planning Consultants senior advisor Peter Rigby LINDSAY … Read more

Building a nest egg online

According to predictions from the Forrester Research Centre, the number of Europeans using online brokerage services to build a nest egg will almost double from 5 million in 2003 to nearly 10 million by 2007. Both traditional banks as well as online brokers have been getting more business since the financial market rebounded as of … Read more

Fidelity purchases shares of Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust

BOSTON, MA, Feb. 7 – Fidelity Management & Research Company and Fidelity Management Trust Company, of 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, as well as Fidelity International Limited of 42 Crow Lane, Pembroke, Bermuda (hereinafter referred to as “Fidelity”) announce that certain funds for which Fidelity serves as investment adviser have purchased 71,000 shares of … Read more

J.P. Morgan Chase’s ADR.com

American Depository Receipts (ADRs) have long been one of the easiest ways to invest in emerging market stocks without foreign regulatory complications and J.P. Morgan Chase and Thomson Financial offer a one-stop shop. ADR.com provides market overviews, research and customizable portfolios. Investors can track the performance of country indices and more than 40 sectors. J.P. … Read more

New Bulgarian Property Fund Helps Britons Mitigate IHT

A new investment scheme (Bulgarian Property Fund) has been launched in the United Kingdom designed to mitigate the effects of inheritance tax by investing in the Bulgarian property market, it has been reported. According to the Daily Telegraph, the Black Sea Property Fund, launched by Development Capital Management (DCM), is a seven-year savings plan giving … Read more