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China’s first exchange-traded fund starts trading
BEIJING, Feb. 23 — The mainland’s first exchange-traded fund, or ETF starts trading Wednesday on the Shanghai bourse. The move is aimed at helping to develop the nation’s fledgling stock markets. More than six billion units of Shanghai 50 ETF’s are being listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange on Wednesday. The index ETF funds are…
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JPMorgan Unveils New U.S. Mutual Fund Family
Integration of JPMorgan Funds and One Group Funds Creates 5th Largest Fund Family in the U.S. NEW YORK, Feb. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — JPMorgan Asset Management (NYSE: JPM – News) today announced the official completion of the integration between JPMorgan Funds and One Group Mutual Funds, marking the largest mutual fund merger in the history of…
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Isle of Man to cap income tax
THE Isle of Man is planning to increase its already large number of tax exiles by imposing a cap on income tax. [box]The Irish Sea island, famous for its annual TT motorbike race, is keen to attract high net worth individuals who want to reduce their income tax liabilities.[/box] Treasury Minister Allan Bell said he…
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A Slow Boat to Yuan Devaluation
With a too-hot economy, China knows it has to change its fixed currency system. But all options are risky, hence Beijing’s foot-dragging “Soon,” “someday,” “drop dead” — such are the responses from Beijing officialdom when asked for the umpteenth time about when China will overhaul its fixed currency regime. One hopeful remark electrifies the currency…
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A tidy but risky global investment vehicle
U.S. depositary receipts are a pure investment play But beware lack of liquidity, effects of exchange rates. Want your investment portfolio to keep time with the sizzling hot emerging markets of India and China, but you’re leery of the fee structures woven into many mutual fund products? Ideally, Canadian investors would be able to play…
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BluMont Capital Inc. Launches Offshore Version of BluMont Hirsch Long/Short Fund
TORONTO–Feb. 15, 2005–BluMont Capital Inc. (TSX VENTURE:BCC) has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, BluMont Capital Corporation (“BluMont”) has launched an offshore version of its BluMont Hirsch Long/Short Fund (the “Fund”), which employs a Canadian long/short equity hedge strategy that was established in January 2001 and has generated an annualized net return of 17.8% and a…
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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.…
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Secrets of healthy hedging
This technique can give you the edge in investing overseas – if you stick with it, writes Simon Hoyle. Currency hedging and dieting have more in common than you may think. Both require that you decide what you’re going to do and stick with it. It’s particularly difficult to predict how currencies will move in…
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