The Henderson Global Dividend Index from Henderson Global Investors is a long-term study into global dividend trends. The report reviews the dividend payments by global companies with 2009 as the base year. Unlike other research studies, this study is interesting since it is at a global level and shows the trend of dividends paid out to investors. …
Every year Platts, a unit of McGraw Hill Financial published the world’s top 250 energy company rankings. This list can be important source for investors looking to invest in the energy space which includes oil, natural gas electric and gas utilities. With the current turmoil in the oil industry some investors may be interested in …
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Air pollution takes an enormous toll on countries across the world according to a report by the OECD. In terms of human cost, about 3 million people are killed globally due to air pollution!. One of the main causes of air pollution is vehicles especially automobiles. Countries with high car ownership for transport tend to …
Many investors limit themselves to large cap companies when investing in foreign stocks. This is because large multinational companies are usually well-known and information about them are easier to access. In addition large-cap stocks are well followed by the investment community and are usually listed in major exchanges. Since putting one’s money in companies of …
Volatility continues to plague global equity markets since the beginning of the year. Like clockwork, stocks are up one day only to fall the next day. One or two or even a few up days in a row seem to be the start of prolonged bull market. But alas, those dreams seem to be disappear …
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