The 20 Most Valuable Brands in China

Recently we reviewed the Top 100 Consumer Brands in China. Today lets look at The 20 Most Valuable Brands brands in China. CLSA compiled this list “by reviewing both the brand strength and the market conditions of the industry. The number of Chinese companies with positive brand equity is increasing, particularly in the Banks, Consumer …

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Top 10 stocks in the DJ Canada Select Dividend Index

The Dow Jones Select Dividend Index family of indices measures contain the top dividend paying stocks at the regional, country and global levels. One of the country-specific dividend index in this family is the DJ Canada Select Dividend Index. The main features of this index are: Thirty stocks are selected to the index annually based …

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Country Risk Ratings

The Economist Intelligence Unit publishes Sovereign Ratings on 120 countries. The ratings for developed countries are updated bi-annually while the ratings for emerging countries are updated monthly. This rating “measures the risk of a build-up in arrears of principal and/or interest on foreign- and/or local-currency debt that is the direct obligation of the sovereign or …

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Top 10 Reasons to Invest In Asia

Many stock market indices in Asia have performed very well this year compared to developed markets. For example, China’s Shanghai Composite Index is up 59%, India’s Sensex is up 76.5%, Taiwan’s Weighted Index is up 65.5%, Singapore’s Straits Times Index is up 52.2% YTD as of Oct 12th. European indices have risen about 20-30% this …

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