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DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 27 (IPS) – All of the rhetoric about corporations’ social responsibility, promoted in the international arena and adopted by the World Economic Forum (WEF), suffers from a structural flaw because it pays little attention to corporate tax…
NEW YORK, Jan 27 (Reuters) – The newest U.S. gold exchange-traded fund, iShares COMEX Gold Trust, will make its long awaited debut on the American Stock Exchange on Friday under the ticker symbol IAU, Barclays Global Investors said on Thursday.…
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission has five priorities for improving the funds industry, topped by growing the hedge funds market, says Alexa Lam, executive director of intermediaries and investment products. The authorized (retail) hedge funds industry in Hong Kong…
The year just ended was a good one for exchange-traded funds. ETF assets grew by 47% to $222 billion, according to current figures in Morningstar’s database. ETF purveyors launched dozens of funds, including groundbreaking gold and China offerings. The industry…
Accounting firm KPMG has released the latest set of findings from its Isle of Man Business Barometer, which indicate that business in the jurisdiction continued to see improved performance during the third quarter of 2004. “The encouraging trends from the…
Moving abroad can be a daunting process, and for many expatriates, finding a safe home and tax advantages for their savings is a top priority. Most high street banks in the UK have offshore subsidiaries that can provide a range…
By Michael Peltz – In September 1998, Philip Duff left the security of his job as head of Morgan Stanley’s mutual fund group to become chief operating officer at Tiger Management LLC, the hedge fund firm run by Julian Robertson.…
HONG KONG -The Hong Kong government has issued a new proposal on exempting offshore funds from paying profits tax in a bid to maintain the territory’s status as an international financial center. The new proposal, crafted by the Financial Services…
Some foreign jurisdictions allow the appointment of a trust protector. As the title indicates, this person is supposed to provide general oversight of trust operations to insure its objectives are met and the law is followed. Usually the grantor has…
SPECIAL REPORT
The US Debt Clock has released another provocative Secret Window poster, and this time the New Money Revolution delivers its message through the simplest financial question imaginable. The headline reads: KID MONEY LOGIC Standing on…