Invest Offshore

Category: ETF, Hedge & Mutual Funds

  • Cheaper way yet to invest offshore

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    Two new funds will be listed at the JSE Securities Exchange on October 6. Two new Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) based on international indices are to be listed on the JSE Securities Exchange in October, opening up cheaper access to foreign markets for individuals and retirement funds. Until now, most foreign investments offered by the…

  • Market timing hedge funds are not extinct yet, a new study finds

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    NEW YORK (CNN/Money) – Mutual fund timing — the controversial hedge fund strategy which plagued mutual funds and was stamped out by U.S. regulators — lives on offshore and could eventually come back to the U.S., according to a new report. In a study titled “Hedge Fund Demand and Capacity,” Van Hedge Fund Advisors, a…

  • Barclays Global Investors Offers 7 More Ishares Funds In Japan

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    TOKYO (BUSINESS WIRE), Aug 24, 2005 – Barclays Global Investors (BGI), a worldwide leader in exchange traded funds (ETFs) and one of the largest global asset managers, announced today that Japan’s Financial Service Agency has received notification of the following ETFs to be sold as offshore investment funds through brokers in Japan: iShares(R) S&P 500…

  • Record number of new Hedge Funds launched in Cayman Islands

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    WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – A record number of new hedge funds were created during the first half of 2005, according to Busnesswire reports. Despite the global slowdown in hedge fund returns during the first half of 2005, there was a 13 percent increase in the number of new hedge fund launches compared to…

  • Asia becomes haven for US hedge funds

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    A growing number of US hedge funds are setting up offshore, especially in Asia, as the maturing industry becomes increasingly global and funds look beyond US borders in a bid to boost waning returns. Bear Stearns plans to launch a $450m fund investing in hedge funds that specialise in Asian markets, according to several industry…

  • Credit Suisse Asset Management launches Fund

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    Credit Suisse Asset Management (CSAM) is to launch a limited issue fund of funds that invests in new launches, offshore vehicles and unregulated funds. As a limited issue portfolio the fund launches at the end of July with 75 million units. It can potentially charge more in management fees than the 4% initial and 1.5%…

  • Are These New ETFs a Good Idea?

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    By Dan Culloton – StreetTracks Gold Shares (GLD) , the first exchange-traded fund tracking a commodity, was one of the most successful ETF launches in history. Within weeks of its November 2004 launch it amassed more than $1.5 billion in assets. Is it any wonder that other financial firms are scrambling to introduce their own…

  • First silver ETF filed

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    Barclays trust would be based on gold ETF model BOSTON (MarketWatch) — Barclays Global Investors filed an initial prospectus for the first exchange-traded fund to reflect the price of silver bullion. If approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the ETF’s shares would trade on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol “SLV.” Each share…

  • In Defense of Hedge Funds

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    IT’S BOTH AMAZING AND a little bit bizarre that the same mainstream media that told folks to stick it out for the long haul while the market melted in 2000 and 2001 are now writing smear pieces about hedge funds simply because they’re not minting money this year. Indeed, we’re now in the golden age…