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  • Now’s the time to make that offshore investment

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    By Renée Bonorchis Johannesburg – Local might be lekker, but with the rand dollar at levels of R6 and below for over two months, it’s a good time to invest offshore, according to market experts. The Association for Collective Investments, which monitors the unit trust industry, said this week that private investors earmarked more than…

  • Following the herd could cost you dear

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    For investors who bought technology funds during the internet boom, only to see their value halve when the bubble burst, studying “behavioural finance”, the analysis of irrational investor behaviour, could pay big dividends. Behavioural finance contrasts with the traditional argument that markets are “efficient” that is, share prices reflect publicly available information. According to this…

  • Barclays’ gold-backed security to launch on Friday

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    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. “We heard from the SEC (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission) late last night that we…

  • Bullion Price Forecast for 2005

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    London Bullion Market Association have released a 10 page report called “Annual Metal Winners 2004“. The best visions of the future often start by looking at the past. Last year held rewards for both the bulls and bears and also for those in the middle. The 2004 average for gold hovered near $410 at years-end…

  • CMC achieves landmark China forex move

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    An internet-based trading group will this week become the first non-bank provider of foreign exchange products to be approved by Chinese regulators. The move is the latest example of China opening its tightly controlled financial markets to foreign companies. CMC Group, a UK-based company which runs financial trading websites around the world, has been granted…

  • Door opens into commercial property

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    TRADITIONALLY, commercial property has been a closed shop as far as private investors are concerned. High entry levels for good-quality transactions have meant that even high-net-worth individuals would have to think twice about jumping into the market. But the lure of the commercial property sector – the best performing asset class over the past five…

  • Gold could reach 480 dollars – Merrill Lynch

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    The price of gold could reach US$480 a troy ounce during the first half of 2005 if the euro strengthens to $1.39 in the same six-month period, investment bank Merrill Lynch said in a report issued this week. The bank sees gold averaging $440/oz in 2005, with the metal trading in a range between $400/oz…

  • Five Energy Stocks to Keep on Your Radar Screen

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    There’s no question: The energy market is hot. Since the beginning of 2004, oil prices have soared more than 50%, while natural-gas prices have lingered well above historical averages. Likewise, energy stocks have posted dramatic returns as expected future cash flows have risen. Naturally, our energy stock valuations are highly contingent upon the oil and…

  • SFC outlines five funds priorities

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    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 is small, but this belies the true size of the industry here, Lam says. Although…

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