The publishers of FinanceAsia magazine have released the Best Private Bank Country Awards for 2009. From Wikipedia: ” Private banking is a term for banking, investment and other financial services provided by banks to private individuals investing sizable assets. The term “private” refers to the customer service being rendered on a more personal basis than …
 Source: Der Spiegel The global economic crisis is wreaking havoc on shipping: Demand and prices have collapsed and ports are filling up with fleets of empty freighters. The crisis has fueled cut-throat competition and not all companies will survive. Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd alone needs 1.75 billion euros to stay afloat.Shipping Industry Fights for Survival The number …
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Emerging markets are once again the hot destination for investors this year. Brazil continues to be a favorite destination for foreign capital. The central bank of Brazil, Banco Central Do Brasil recently released the “Brazil’s Economic Chart Pack” showing a snapshot of the current state of the economy. Some of the interesting charts are presented …
The S&P; 500 Index is up 11.87% as of August 7, 2009. The Financials in the index are up 14.43%. However many of the foreign banks have risen considerably higher in the recent run-up in global markets. In fact many of the foreign bank ADRs are up over 50% Year-To-Date (YTD). Three foreign banks have …
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To find the ADRs with the largest market cap and best yields, I ran the stock screener with the following conditions: Stock Type = ADRs Exchange = NYSE Dividend Yield = 5%+ Market Cap = $100B+ The search resulted in 6 stocks noted below: Company: Royal Dutch Shell plc (RDS.A) Country: U.K. Sector: Oil Dividend …
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