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Real return bonds — a security that offers holders inflation protection for both the interest and principal components — is the newest fixed income asset class to make its way into a structured product. Connor, Clark & Lunn Capital Markets Inc. — a unit of Vancouver-headquartered Connor Clark & Lunn Financial Group — is behind … Read more
Venture capital investment in China (Chinese VC) plunged by 43% to $165 million in first-quarter 2005, hit by legal uncertainties that a foreign exchange regulation created, according to a survey by Beijing-based consulting firm Zero2IPO Ltd. A total of 28 VC investors sank $165 million into 35 Chinese companies in the first quarter, of which … Read more
At last! The word oversold – market jargon for “too cheap” – is starting to reappear in analysts’ recommendations. This suggests investors are readjusting to the hefty share price falls of the past two months, and looking for bargains. We are also getting buy recommendations. Among stocks to score these last week were the ANZ … Read more
NEW YORK – Frank Holmes, chairman, chief executive and chief investment officer of money management firm US Global Investors [GROW], has been on a hot streak, but isn’t afraid to share some of his success secrets with retail investors. With some of America’s top performing mutual funds under the care of his firm, Holmes revealed … Read more
Forget the new zillionaires. There are many good reasons to resist playing with fire in the China craze. When the ducks are quacking, the saying goes, Wall Street feeds them, and right now we ducks are quacking for a steady diet of China-related investment opportunities. If China’s economic miracle ends the way many do (e.g., … Read more
Asset managers warn against expecting unit trust funds that delivered outstanding performance in previous quarters to continue producing inflation-beating returns in future. Performance results across the different unit trust categories are again generally good this quarter, and there are even positive returns among offshore funds that had been showing losses for many a quarter. Over … Read more
NEW YORK – There are not too many twenty-baggers to go around in any sort of market, but one of them is preparing to list on the American Stock Exchange to better align itself with its major stockholders. London listed Southern African Resources [AIM:SFU] is undergoing a rebranding that will, without being mutually exclusive, broaden … Read more
Just a few years ago, more than 60 percent of the 1,500 shares listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange were trading below their book value, with some shares trading below what all of the company’s cash reserves were worth. That is changing fast. Since early February the shares of a fistful of formerly sleepy Japanese … Read more
There are a number of ways investors can shield their money from the taxman. This British guide explains the various options starting with the most popular… Isas Individual Savings Accounts are the most common way of keeping your investments away from the taxman. They were introduced in April 1999 to replace Personal Equity Plans (PEPs) … Read more