Archive of entries posted on December 2013

Knowledge is Power: Fed Failure, Keynes, Megaprojects Edition

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What Keynes can teach us about investing  (MarketWatch) European equities safer than UK and US, says Mitchell (FE Trustnet) The story behind sluggish growth (The Guardian) Lloyds leads the way in global bank revival (CityWire) The trouble with government ‘megaprojects’ (MoneyWeek) Housing bubbles worldwide will test a big lesson from the financial crisis (Macleans) Century of Fed failure (Asia Times) Click …

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Performance Comparison: Brazil vs. Malaysia ETF

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The economies of Brazil and Malaysia can be considered similar in some ways. For example, both are emerging countries and commodity-dependent. Brazil is a major exporter of commodities such as iron ore, lumber, etc. Malaysia on the other hand dependent on palm oil and rubber exports. Both countries have offshore oil reserves and a large …

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Skanska ADR Conversion To Sponsored ADR

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Sweden-based Skanska AB, the world’s leading project development and construction group,  converted its American Depositary Receipt (ADR) from an unsponsored program to Sponsored program on June 28,2013.  Previously the ADR used to trade under the ticker SKSBY. The new sponsored ADR ticker is SKBSY. The ratio of ADR to ordinary remains the same at 1:1. Founded in 1887, …

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New ADR: Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB

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Swedish bank Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, also known as SEB, started trading on the US OTC markets as an unsponsored ADR effective Nov 12, 2013 under the ticker SVKEY. The ADR to Ordinary ratio is 1:1. SEB mainly serves corporations in the Nordic and other areas. From the corporate website: We are different from other Nordic banks …

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