Foreign companies continue to pull their listings off the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Some of the reasons for this exodus include the burden of complex regulatory requirements, listing fees, costs, lack of enough liquidity and no significant valuation benefits. For example, German chemical giant BASF AG made the following statement when it listed on the …
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The top ten widely held ADRs by institutions as measured by ownership value (in $s) as of August end 2012 are listed below in descending order: 1.Company:Vodafone (VOD) Current Dividend Yield: 5.14% Sector: Telecom Country: UK 2.Company: Baidu Inc (BIDU) Current Dividend Yield: N/A Sector: China Country: Technology 3.Company: Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDS.A) Current …
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Capital gains are taxed at a lower rate than ordinary income such as salary and wages. Currently the top rate on most capital gains is 15% while the top rate on salary and wages is 35%, according to a research report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. In addition taxes on capital gains …
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Foreign utilities trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) are listed below with with their Year-To-Date(YTD) performance and current dividend yields: [TABLE=1070] Disclosure: Long KEP, VE