Italy’s benchmark FTSE MIB Index rose 9.04% in 2011. This is lower then other European indices such as Germany’s DAX which had an excellent run. According to a research report by AXA Investment Managers, Italian stocks are trading at a substantial discount relative to their global peers. Though the discount has decreased since the depth …
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With the start of New Year some investors are looking for information related to withholding taxes on dividends paid by foreign companies in order to make portfolio changes. So here are the updated withholding tax rate tables to my earlier post on the same topic last year. Please note that this information is accurate as …
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Chinese rating agency Dagong warns on US fiscal cliff (beyondbrics) Money mistakes you shouldn’t make in 2013 (CityWire) Growth won’t save us – there won’t be any (MoneyWeek) What’s really behind food price hikes (Macleans) The best- and worst-performing stocks of 2012 (Trustnet, UK) Shares still beat property and cash (News.com.au, Australia) European equities defy Eurozone doomsters (The Asset) Coal ETFs that …
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France instituted a Financial Transaction Tax on some French stocks earlier this year. The companies falling under this new regulation are based on the following condition: Listed on a French or foreign regulated market. Issued by a company whose headquartered in France and whose capitalisation exceeds one billion euro on 1 December, 2011. The list …
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North American railroads are experiencing a boom in shipment of crude oil in the past few years due to new discoveries and increasing production in both the U.S. and Canada. This is a welcome relief for US railroads since coal shipments continue to decline and there are worries of further declines due to tighter regulations on the …
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