Archive of entries posted on December 2009

Knowledge is Power: Shenzen, Britain, Canada Housing Edition

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Shenzhen has been at the vanguard of China’s economic reform over the past 30 years as a testing ground for policies later adopted nationwide. A recent crackdown on protests belied the city’s liberal characteristics and Beijing’s swift condemnation suggests it is unlikely to be repeated anytime soon. Shenzhen raises iron fist to protests Nouriel Roubini …

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The Best Banks of Asia by Country

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Recently The Asset magazine of Hong Kong published The Country Awards 2009 listing the winners in various categories including the Best Domestic Banks. The Best Domestic Banks by Country for 2009 are: China – ICBC Hong Kong – Hang Seng Bank Taiwan – Taipei Fubon Commercial Bank South Korea – Shinhan Bank (SHG) Australia – …

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28 US Dividend Stocks from the DJ STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 Index

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The Dow Jones STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index tracks the performance of the 100 highest-yielding dividend companies in North America, Asia/Pacific and Europe. Of the 40 stocks from North America, 28 are from the U.S. and the rest are from Canada. Some of the Canadian components in this index include Enbridge (ENB), Bank of …

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The Most Promising 60 Chinese Companies

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Hong Kong-based The Asset magazine recently published a list of the most promising Chinese companies. According to their study, these companies have the potential to rise from national/regional leaders into global champions. The list was compiled from among the 300 companies that are mainly listed in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange based on a survey …

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List of Country-Specific ETFs and CEFs

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Some investors find it easy to invest in a country-focused fund rather than research and pick individual companies. This strategy works well since most of these funds hold the largest companies in a specific country and investing in them is relatively safer than say putting money in lesser known companies. Many country-specific funds are available …

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